打蛇打七寸
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Chinese
[edit]beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
snake; serpent | beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
seven | a unit of length | ||
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trad. (打蛇打七寸) | 打 | 蛇 | 打 | 七 | 寸 | |
simp. #(打蛇打七寸) | 打 | 蛇 | 打 | 七 | 寸 | |
Literally: “to beat the snake, one must strike seven inches below its head”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dǎ shé dǎ ci cùn
- Wade–Giles: ta3 shê2 ta3 chʻi1 tsʻun4
- Yale: dǎ shé dǎ chī tswùn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daa sher daa chi tsuenn
- Palladius: да шэ да ци цунь (da šɛ da ci cunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
[edit]打蛇打七寸