九牛二虎之力

Chinese

		nine	ox; cow; bull	two	tiger	's; him/her/it; this	power; force; strength
trad. (九牛二虎之力)		九	牛	二	虎	之	力
simp. #(九牛二虎之力)		九	牛	二	虎	之	力
Literally: “the strength of nine bulls and two tigers”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² ngau⁴ ji⁶ fu² zi¹ lik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒu nióu èr hǔ jhih lì
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³ niu² êrh⁴ hu³ chih¹ li⁴
    • Yale: jyǒu nyóu èr hǔ jr̄ lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeou niou ell huu jy lih
    • Palladius: цзю ню эр ху чжи ли (czju nju er xu čži li)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² ngau⁴ ji⁶ fu² zi¹ lik⁶
    • Yale: gáu ngàuh yih fú jī lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² ngau⁴ ji⁶ fu² dzi¹ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² ngeo⁴ yi⁶ fu² ji¹ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jiː²² fuː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/

Idiom

九牛二虎之力

1. (figurative) tremendous strength