送佛送到西

Chinese

		to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	Buddha; Buddhism	to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	west
trad. (送佛送到西)		送	佛	送	到	西
simp. #(送佛送到西)		送	佛	送	到	西

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sòng fó sòng dào xī

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sung³ fat⁶ sung³ dou³ sai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sòng fó sòng dào xī
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sòng fó sòng dào si
    • Wade–Giles: sung⁴ fo² sung⁴ tao⁴ hsi¹
    • Yale: sùng fwó sùng dàu syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sonq for sonq daw shi
    • Palladius: сун фо сун дао си (sun fo sun dao si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sung³ fat⁶ sung³ dou³ sai¹
    • Yale: sung faht sung dou sāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sung³ fat⁹ sung³ dou³ sai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sung³ fed⁶ sung³ dou³ sei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ³³ fɐt̚² sʊŋ³³ tou̯³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Phrase

送佛送到西

1. to help someone all the way; might as well finish helping someone because it has already been started

Synonyms

• 送佛送到西天 (sòng fó sòng dào xītiān)