俎上肉
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]a stand for food at sacrifice | up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
meat; flesh | ||
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simp. and trad. (俎上肉) |
俎 | 上 | 肉 |
Etymology
[edit]From the Records of the Grand Historian:
- 如今人方為刀俎,我為魚肉,何辭為。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Rújīn rén fāng wéi dāozǔ, wǒ wéi yúròu, hé cí wéi. [Pinyin]
- Now they are like the butcher's knife and chopping block, and we are like the fish and meat, what's the use of saying goodbye?
如今人方为刀俎,我为鱼肉,何辞为。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǔshàngròu
- Wade–Giles: tsu3-shang4-jou4
- Yale: dzǔ-shàng-ròu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuushanqrow
- Palladius: цзушанжоу (czušanžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]俎上肉