淮橘為枳

Chinese

		name of a river	tangerine	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	(orange); hedge thorn
trad. (淮橘為枳/淮橘爲枳)		淮	橘	為/爲	枳
simp. (淮橘为枳)		淮	橘	为	枳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huáijúwéizhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄩˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huáijúwéizhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄩˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huáijyúwéijhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: huai²-chü²-wei²-chih³
    • Yale: hwái-jyú-wéi-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwaijyuweijyy
    • Palladius: хуайцзюйвэйчжи (xuajczjujvɛjčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

淮橘為枳

1. a person or thing changes when in a different environment

Synonyms

• 南橘北枳 (nánjúběizhǐ)