提鞋都不配

Chinese

		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)	shoe	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	not; no	to join; to fit; to mate to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription)
trad. (提鞋都不配)		提	鞋	都	不	配
simp. #(提鞋都不配)		提	鞋	都	不	配

Etymology

Appears to come from the Chinese Union Version of the Bible:

1920, “馬太福音 第三章”, in 官話和合譯本：新舊約全書 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, page 3:

• 我是用水給你們施洗，叫你們悔改。但那在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是給他提鞋，也不配。他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。 [MSC, trad.]

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  我是用水给你们施洗，叫你们悔改。但那在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是给他提鞋，也不配。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。 [MSC, simp.]

  From: Matthew 3:11

  Wǒ shì yòng shuǐ gěi nǐmen shīxǐ, jiào nǐmen huǐgǎi. Dàn nà zài wǒ yǐhòu lái de, nénglì bǐ wǒ gèng dà, wǒ jiù shì gěi tā tí xié, yě bù pèi. Tā yào yòng shènglíng yǔ huǒ gěi nǐmen shīxǐ. [Pinyin]

  I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. (KJV)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tíxié dōu bùpèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄡ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tíxié dōu bùpèi [Phonetic: tíxié dōu búpèi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄡ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tísié dou bùpèi
    • Wade–Giles: tʻi²-hsieh² tou¹ pu⁴-pʻei⁴
    • Yale: tí-syé dōu bù-pèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyishye dou bupey
    • Palladius: тисе доу бупэй (tise dou bupɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

提鞋都不配

1. (figurative) cannot hold a candle to someone; to not compare to someone

Usage notes

Usually used in the form of 給……提鞋都不配.