宰相肚裡能撐船
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]Chancellor of State | ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able |
to pole a boat | |||
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trad. (宰相肚裡能撐船/宰相肚裏能撐船) | 宰相 | 肚裡/肚裏 | 能 | 撐船 | |
simp. (宰相肚里能撑船) | 宰相 | 肚里 | 能 | 撑船 | |
Literally: “the chancellor's belly allows people to pole a boat inside”. |
Etymology
[edit]From Wang Anshi's concubine's reply where she was begging for Wang's pardon when he discovered her affair.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǎisiàng dùlǐ néng chengchuán
- Wade–Giles: tsai3-hsiang4 tu4-li3 nêng2 chʻêng1-chʻuan2
- Yale: dzǎi-syàng dù-lǐ néng chēng-chwán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaeshianq duhlii neng chengchwan
- Palladius: цзайсян дули нэн чэнчуань (czajsjan duli nɛn čɛnčuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zoi2 soeng3 tou5 leoi5 nang4 caang1 syun4
- Yale: jói seung tóuh léuih nàhng chāang syùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi2 soeng3 tou5 loey5 nang4 tsaang1 syn4
- Guangdong Romanization: zoi2 sêng3 tou5 lêu5 neng4 cang1 xun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔːi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³ tʰou̯¹³ lɵy̯¹³ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ syːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]宰相肚裡能撐船
- broad-minded; big-hearted; will not be bothered by small matters
Synonyms
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- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Cantonese lemmas
- Chinese idioms
- Mandarin idioms
- Cantonese idioms
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 宰
- Chinese terms spelled with 相
- Chinese terms spelled with 肚
- Chinese terms spelled with 裡
- Chinese terms spelled with 能
- Chinese terms spelled with 撐
- Chinese terms spelled with 船