長舌婦
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]gossiper; gossipmonger | woman | ||
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trad. (長舌婦) | 長舌 | 婦 | |
simp. (长舌妇) | 长舌 | 妇 |
Etymology
[edit]From the Classic of Poetry, poem 264 (《詩經·大雅·瞻卬》):
- 懿厥哲婦,為梟為鴟。婦有長舌,維厲之階。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yì jué zhé fù, wéi xiāo wéi chī. Fù yǒu chángshé, wéi lì zhī jiē. [Pinyin]
- Admirable may be the wise woman, But she is [no better than] an owl.
A woman with a long tongue, Is [like] a stepping-stone to disorder.
懿厥哲妇,为枭为鸱。妇有长舌,维厉之阶。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄈㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chángshéfù
- Wade–Giles: chʻang2-shê2-fu4
- Yale: cháng-shé-fù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngsherfuh
- Palladius: чаншэфу (čanšɛfu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 sit6 fu5
- Yale: chèuhng siht fúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 sit9 fu5
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 xid6 fu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ siːt̚² fuː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]長舌婦