馬照跑,舞照跳
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]horse; surname | according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph |
to run; to escape | to dance; to wield; to brandish | according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph |
jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat | |||
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trad. (馬照跑,舞照跳) | 馬 | 照 | 跑 | , | 舞 | 照 | 跳 | |
simp. (马照跑,舞照跳) | 马 | 照 | 跑 | , | 舞 | 照 | 跳 | |
Literally: “running of horses and dancing [of people] will go on”. |
Etymology
[edit]From comments made by Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s on the handover of Hong Kong:
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄆㄠˇ , ㄨˇ ㄓㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎjhàopǎo, wǔjhàotiào
- Wade–Giles: ma3-chao4-pʻao3, wu3-chao4-tʻiao4
- Yale: mǎ-jàu-pǎu-, wǔ-jàu-tyàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maajawpao, wuujawtiaw
- Palladius: мачжаопао, учжаотяо (mačžaopao, učžaotjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 ziu3 paau2, mou5 ziu3 tiu3
- Yale: máh jiu páau, móuh jiu tiu
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 dziu3 paau2, mou5 dziu3 tiu3
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 jiu3 pao2, mou5 jiu3 tiu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ t͡siːu̯³³ pʰaːu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³ t͡siːu̯³³ tʰiːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]馬照跑,舞照跳
- the maintenance of one country, two systems; more broadly, the continuation of the status quo
- 台灣有多危險?不是國人生活照常、馬照跑舞照跳,就能釋懷的。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2022 September 15, 中國對台威脅全面升級 台灣人別無感 United Daily News
- Táiwān yǒu duō wēixiǎn? Bùshì guórén shēnghuó zhàocháng, mǎzhàopǎowǔzhàotiào, jiù néng shìhuái de. [Pinyin]
- How much danger is Taiwan in? Our countrymen can't simply dismiss this issue and live a normal life, with horse racing and dancing proceeding as usual.
台湾有多危险?不是国人生活照常、马照跑舞照跳,就能释怀的。 [MSC, simp.]
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