如臂使指
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]as (if); such as | arm | to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger |
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
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trad. (如臂使指) | 如 | 臂 | 使 | 指 | |
simp. #(如臂使指) | 如 | 臂 | 使 | 指 | |
Literally: “to be like the arm controlling the fingers”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rúbìshǐhjhǐh
- Wade–Giles: ju2-pi4-shih3-chih3
- Yale: rú-bì-shř-jř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rubihshyyjyy
- Palladius: жубишичжи (žubišičži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu³⁵ pi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 bei3 si2 zi2
- Yale: yùh bei sí jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 bei3 si2 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 béi3 xi2 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ pei̯³³ siː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]如臂使指
- to control or handle someone/something effectively and easily