前不著村，後不著店

Chinese

		front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	not; no	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	village		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	not; no	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	inn; shop; store
trad. (前不著村，後不著店/前不着村，後不着店)		前	不	著/着	村	，	後	不	著/着	店
simp. (前不着村，后不着店)		前	不	着	村	，	后	不	着	店

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qián bù zháo cūn, hòu bù zháo diàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ bat¹ zoek⁶ cyun¹, hau⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dim³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qián bù zháo cūn, hòu bù zháo diàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cián bù jháo cun, hòu bù jháo diàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien² pu⁴ chao² tsʻun¹, hou⁴ pu⁴ chao² tien⁴
    • Yale: chyán bù jáu tswūn-, hòu bù jáu dyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan bu jaur tsuen, how bu jaur diann
    • Palladius: цянь бу чжао цунь, хоу бу чжао дянь (cjanʹ bu čžao cunʹ, xou bu čžao djanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánbùzháocūnr,hòubùzháodiànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣㄦ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánbùjháocunr,hòubùjháodiànr
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-pu⁴-chao²-tsʻun¹-ʼrh,-hou⁴-pu⁴-chao²-tien⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: chyán-bù-jáu-tswūnr-,-hòu-bù-jáu-dyànr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanbujaurtsuel,howbujaurdiall
    • Palladius: цяньбучжаоцуньр,хоубучжаодяньр (cjanʹbučžaocunʹr,xoubučžaodjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯əɻ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ bat¹ zoek⁶ cyun¹, hau⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dim³
    • Yale: chìhn bāt jeuhk chyūn, hauh bāt jeuhk dim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ tsyn¹, hau⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ dim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ bed¹ zêg⁶ qun¹, heo⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ dim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tiːm³³/

Idiom

前不著村，後不著店

1. to be in the middle of nowhere