孩提
Chinese
[edit]| child | to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (孩提) |
孩 | 提 | |
| Literally: “child carried [in the arms]”. | |||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˊ ㄊㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: háití
- Wade–Giles: hai2-tʻi2
- Yale: hái-tí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hairtyi
- Palladius: хайти (xajti)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯³⁵ tʰi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]孩提
- (literary) infant; young child
- 孩提之童，無不知愛其親者；及其長也，無不知敬其兄也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Háití zhī tóng, wú bù zhī ài qí qīn zhě; jí qí cháng yě, wú bù zhī jìng qí xiōng yě. [Pinyin]
- Every infant child knows to love their parents. Once they grow up, they all know to respect their older brothers.
孩提之童，无不知爱其亲者；及其长也，无不知敬其兄也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]