豬八戒照鏡子——裡外不是人

Chinese

		Zhu Bajie	according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	mirror; glasses; spectacles		to be not a human being completely; unable to make anybody happy; please none of them
trad. (豬八戒照鏡子——裡外不是人/豬八戒照鏡子——裏外不是人)		豬八戒	照	鏡子	——	裡外不是人/裏外不是人
simp. (猪八戒照镜子——里外不是人)		猪八戒	照	镜子	——	里外不是人
Literally: “Zhu Bajie looks at the mirror - not a human both inside and outside”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhū Bājiè zhào jìngzǐ, lǐwàibùshìrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄗˇ , ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhū Bājiè zhào jìngzǐ, lǐwàibùshìrén [Phonetic: Zhū Bājiè zhào jìngzǐ, lǐwàibúshìrén]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄗˇ , ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhu Bajiè jhào jìngzǐh, lǐwàibùshìhrén
    • Wade–Giles: Chu¹ Pa¹-chieh⁴ chao⁴ ching⁴-tzŭ³, li³-wai⁴-pu⁴-shih⁴-jên²
    • Yale: Jū Bā-jyè jàu jìng-dž-, lǐ-wài-bù-shr̀-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ju Bajieh jaw jinqtzyy, liiwaybuhburen
    • Palladius: Чжу Бацзе чжао цзинцзы, ливайбушижэнь (Čžu Bacze čžao czinczy, livajbušižɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Idiom

豬八戒照鏡子——裡外不是人

1. to be unable to make anybody happy; to please none of them