拉牛上樹

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	ox; cow; bull	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	tree
trad. (拉牛上樹)		拉	牛	上	樹
simp. (拉牛上树)		拉	牛	上	树

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ ngau⁴ soeng⁵ syu⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laai¹ ngau⁴ soeng⁵ syu⁶
    • Yale: lāai ngàuh séuhng syuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ ngau⁴ soeng⁵ sy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lai¹ ngeo⁴ sêng⁵ xu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːi̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ sœːŋ¹³ syː²²/

Idiom

拉牛上樹

1. (Cantonese) to attempt to do something in vain

Synonyms

• 趕鴨子上架／赶鸭子上架 (gǎn yāzi shàng jià)