瞎貓碰上死耗子

Chinese

		blind	cat	to touch; to meet with; to bump	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	mouse; rat
trad. (瞎貓碰上死耗子)		瞎	貓	碰	上	死	耗子
simp. (瞎猫碰上死耗子)		瞎	猫	碰	上	死	耗子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāmāo pèngshàng sǐhàozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄠ ㄆㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄙˇ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāmāo pèngshàng sǐhàozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄠ ㄆㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄙˇ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siamao pèngshàng sǐhhàozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsia¹-mao¹ pʻêng⁴-shang⁴ ssŭ³-hao⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: syā-māu pèng-shàng sž-hàu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiamhau penqshanq syyhaw.tzy
    • Palladius: сямао пэншан сыхаоцзы (sjamao pɛnšan syxaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Idiom

瞎貓碰上死耗子

1. Alternative form of 瞎貓碰死耗子 / 瞎猫碰死耗子 (xiāmāo pèng sǐhàozi, “it is attained by accident”)