十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

See also: 十五个吊桶打水——七上八下

Chinese

		fifteen; 15	(a measure word); individual	well-bucket; river-bucket	to draw water; to copulate		seven	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	eight	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (十五個吊桶打水——七上八下)		十五	個	吊桶	打水	——	七	上	八	下
simp. (十五个吊桶打水——七上八下)		十五	个	吊桶	打水	——	七	上	八	下
Literally: “Fifteen buckets draw water from the well—seven buckets aboveground, eight below ground.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ, qīshàngbāxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ , ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ, qīshàngbāxià [Phonetic: shíwǔgèdiàotóngdáshuǐ,qīshàngbāxià]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ , ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuěi, cishàngbasià
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-wu³ ko⁴ tiao⁴-tʻung³ ta³-shui³, chʻi¹-shang⁴-pa¹-hsia⁴
    • Yale: shŕ-wǔ gè dyàu-tǔng dǎ-shwěi-, chī-shàng-bā-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrwuu geh diawtoong daashoei, chichibaba
    • Palladius: шиу гэ дяотун дашуй, цишанбася (šiu gɛ djaotun dašuj, cišanbasja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Idiom

十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

1. to be nervous; to be anxious

   Synonym: 十五個吊桶打水 / 十五个吊桶打水 (shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ)