趕鴨子上架

Chinese

		to catch up; to overtake; to hurry to catch up; to overtake; to hurry; to rush; to drive away	duck; male prostitute; rentboy duck; male prostitute; rentboy; moneyboy	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 support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.
trad. (趕鴨子上架)		趕	鴨子	上	架
simp. (赶鸭子上架)		赶	鸭子	上	架
Literally: “to drive ducks onto a shelf”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎn yāzi shàng jià

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ ㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎn yāzi shàng jià
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎn yazi̊h shàng jià
    • Wade–Giles: kan³ ya¹-tzŭ⁵ shang⁴ chia⁴
    • Yale: gǎn yā-dz shàng jyà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaan ia.tzy shanq jiah
    • Palladius: гань яцзы шан цзя (ganʹ jaczy šan czja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Verb

趕鴨子上架

1. (figurative, colloquial) to make someone do something entirely beyond them