農夫與蛇

Chinese

		peasant; farmer	and; to give; together with and; to give; together with; take part in; (interrog. part.)	snake; serpent
trad. (農夫與蛇)		農夫	與	蛇
simp. (农夫与蛇)		农夫	与	蛇

Etymology

From the Aesop's Fable The Farmer and the Viper.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nóngfū yǔ shé

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨ ㄩˇ ㄕㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nóngfū yǔ shé
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨ ㄩˇ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nóngfu yǔ shé
    • Wade–Giles: nung²-fu¹ yü³ shê²
    • Yale: núng-fū yǔ shé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nongfu yeu sher
    • Palladius: нунфу юй шэ (nunfu juj šɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nʊŋ³⁵ fu⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵/

Phrase

農夫與蛇

1. biting the hand that feeds one