金玉其外,敗絮其中
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See also: 金玉其外,败絮其中
Chinese
[edit]gold and jade; treasured thing; ornate object | outside; exterior; besides | worn cotton wool | in; among; therein | |||
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trad. (金玉其外,敗絮其中) | 金玉 | 其外 | , | 敗絮 | 其中 | |
simp. (金玉其外,败絮其中) | 金玉 | 其外 | , | 败絮 | 其中 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄞˋ , ㄅㄞˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinyù cíwài, bàisyù cíjhong
- Wade–Giles: chin1-yü4 chʻi2-wai4, pai4-hsü4 chʻi2-chung1
- Yale: jīn-yù chí-wài-, bài-syù chí-jūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinyuh chyiway, bayshiuh chyijong
- Palladius: цзиньюй цивай, байсюй цичжун (czinʹjuj civaj, bajsjuj cičžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 seoi5 kei4 zung1
- Yale: gām yuhk kèih ngoih, baaih séuih kèih jūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 juk9 kei4 ngoi6, baai6 soey5 kei4 dzung1
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 yug6 kéi4 ngoi6, bai6 sêu5 kéi4 zung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʰei̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² paːi̯²² sɵy̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]金玉其外,敗絮其中
- (figurative) gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside; fly in the ointment; a sugarcoated bitter pill; fair without, foul within