耳提面命
Chinese
[edit]| ear | to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended) |
face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top |
life; fate | ||
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| trad. (耳提面命) | 耳 | 提 | 面 | 命 | |
| simp. #(耳提面命) | 耳 | 提 | 面 | 命 | |
| Literally: “hold one by the ear in their presence and give instructions”. | |||||
Etymology
[edit]From the Classic of Poetry, poem 256 《抑》:
- 匪手攜之，言示之事。
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fěi shǒu xié zhī, yán shì zhī shì.
Fěi miàn mìng zhī, yán tí qí ěr. [Pinyin] - Not only did I lead you by the hand,
But I showed the difference between them by appealing to instances.
Not did I charge you face to face,
But I held you by the ear.
匪面命之，言提其耳。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
匪手携之，言示之事。
匪面命之，言提其耳。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ěrtímiànmìng
- Wade–Giles: êrh3-tʻi2-mien4-ming4
- Yale: ěr-tí-myàn-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eeltyimiannminq
- Palladius: эртимяньмин (ertimjanʹmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: nyiX dej mjienH mjaengH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.nəʔ [d]ˤe C.me[n]-s m-riŋ-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*njɯʔ deː mens mreŋs/
Idiom
[edit]耳提面命
Synonyms
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