水過鴨背

Chinese

		water; river	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	duck	learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
trad. (水過鴨背)		水	過	鴨	背
simp. (水过鸭背)		水	过	鸭	背

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐguòyābèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄚ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² gwo³ aap³ bui³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐguòyābèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄚ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěiguòyabèi
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-kuo⁴-ya¹-pei⁴
    • Yale: shwěi-gwò-yā-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeiguohiabey
    • Palladius: шуйгоябэй (šujgojabɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² gwo³ aap³ bui³
    • Yale: séui gwo aap bui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² gwo³ aap⁸ bui³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² guo³ ab³ bui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ aːp̚³ puːi̯³³/

Idiom

水過鴨背

1. like water off a duck's back