目牛遊刃

Chinese

		eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title	ox; cow; bull	to roam; travel	edge of blade
trad. (目牛遊刃/目牛游刃)		目	牛	遊/游	刃
simp. (目牛游刃)		目	牛	游	刃

Etymology

From Zhuangzi. Blend of 目無全牛／目无全牛 (mùwúquánniú) + 遊刃有餘／游刃有余 (yóurènyǒuyú).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùniúyóurèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mùniúyóurèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùnióuyóurèn
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-niu²-yu²-jên⁴
    • Yale: mù-nyóu-yóu-rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhniouyourenn
    • Palladius: мунююжэнь (munjujužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/

Idiom

目牛遊刃

1. supremely skilled