餘勇可賈

Chinese

		leftover	courage	modal particle expressing readiness	to trade, to purchase
trad. (餘勇可賈)		餘	勇	可	賈
simp. (余勇可贾)		余	勇	可	贾
Literally: “having leftover courage for sale”.

Etymology

《左傳·成公二年》:

欲勇者，賈余餘勇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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欲勇者，贾余余勇。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

Yù yǒng zhě, gǔ yú yú yǒng. [Pinyin]

Those who want courage — come and buy my leftover.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúyǒngkěgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄩㄥˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúyǒngkěgǔ [Phonetic: yúyǒngkégǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄩㄥˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúyǒngkěgǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-yung³-kʻo³-ku³
    • Yale: yú-yǔng-kě-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuyeongkeeguu
    • Palladius: юйюнкэгу (jujjunkɛgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

餘勇可賈

1. to be exceedingly valorous; to have extraordinary courage
2. to be ready for more challenges; to be untiring for further exploits

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: dũng cảm có thừa (calque)