趨之若鶩
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to hasten; to hurry; walk fast | 's; him/her/it; this | to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if |
tame duck | ||
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trad. (趨之若鶩) | 趨 | 之 | 若 | 鶩 | |
simp. (趋之若鹜) | 趋 | 之 | 若 | 鹜 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cyujhihruòwù
- Wade–Giles: chʻü1-chih1-jo4-wu4
- Yale: chyū-jr̄-rwò-wù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiujyruohwuh
- Palladius: цюйчжижо’у (cjujčžižo’u)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6
- Yale: chēui jī yeuhk mouh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey1 dzi1 joek9 mou6
- Guangdong Romanization: cêu1 ji1 yêg6 mou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jœːk̚² mou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]趨之若鶩
- (figurative, derogatory) to go after something like a flock of ducks; to scramble for something
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