百足之蟲,斷而不蹶
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]millipede; the rich and powerful | to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not; no | stumble; trample; to kick (as a horse) | |||
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trad. (百足之蟲,斷而不蹶) | 百足之蟲 | , | 斷 | 而 | 不 | 蹶 | |
simp. (百足之虫,断而不蹶) | 百足之虫 | , | 断 | 而 | 不 | 蹶 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ , ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎizújhihchóng, duàn-érbùjyué
- Wade–Giles: pai3-tsu2-chih1-chʻung2, tuan4-êrh2-pu4-chüeh2
- Yale: bǎi-dzú-jr̄-chúng-, dwàn-ér-bù-jywé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetzwujychorng, duannerlbujyue
- Palladius: байцзучжичун, дуаньэрбуцзюэ (bajczučžičun, duanʹerbuczjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]百足之蟲,斷而不蹶
- Synonym of 百足之蟲,死而不僵/百足之虫,死而不僵 (bǎizúzhīchóng, sǐ'érbùjiāng, “old institutions die hard”)
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