說曹操,曹操到
Appearance
See also: 说曹操,曹操到
Chinese
[edit]to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | Cao Cao | Cao Cao | to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive | |||
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trad. (說曹操,曹操到) | 說 | 曹操 | , | 曹操 | 到 | |
simp. (说曹操,曹操到) | 说 | 曹操 | , | 曹操 | 到 | |
Literally: “speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ , ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuo Cáo Cao, Cáo Cao dào
- Wade–Giles: shuo1 Tsʻao2 Tsʻao1, Tsʻao2 Tsʻao1 tao4
- Yale: shwō Tsáu Tsāu-, Tsáu Tsāu dàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo Tsaur Tsau, Tsaur Tsau daw
- Palladius: шо Цао Цао, Цао Цао дао (šo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syut3 cou4 cou1, cou4 cou1 dou3
- Yale: syut chòuh chōu, chòuh chōu dou
- Cantonese Pinyin: syt8 tsou4 tsou1, tsou4 tsou1 dou3
- Guangdong Romanization: xud3 cou4 cou1, cou4 cou1 dou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]說曹操,曹操到
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 說曹操,曹操到 (“Speak of the devil and he shall appear.”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 說曹操,曹操到, 說曹操,曹操就到, 說到曹操,曹操就到 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 說曹操,曹操就到 |
Singapore | 說曹操,曹操到 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 一講曹操,曹操就到, 日頭唔好講人,夜晚唔好講鬼 |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 講到曹操,曹操到 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 講儂儂遘,講鬼鬼遘 |
Quanzhou | 講儂儂遘,講鬼鬼遘 | |
Zhangzhou | 講儂儂遘,講鬼鬼遘 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 日咧伓通講儂,暝咧伓通講鬼 |