鷸蚌相爭
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Chinese
[edit]common snipe | oysters; mussels | to conflict; to contend; to fight each other for | ||
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trad. (鷸蚌相爭) | 鷸 | 蚌 | 相爭 | |
simp. (鹬蚌相争) | 鹬 | 蚌 | 相争 | |
Literally: “snipe and oyster fight each other”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wat6 pong5 soeng1 zang1 / leot6 pong5 soeng1 zang1 / jyut6 pong5 soeng1 zang1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yùbàngsiangjheng
- Wade–Giles: yü4-pang4-hsiang1-chêng1
- Yale: yù-bàng-syāng-jēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhbanqshiangjeng
- Palladius: юйбансянчжэн (jujbansjančžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wat6 pong5 soeng1 zang1 / leot6 pong5 soeng1 zang1 / jyut6 pong5 soeng1 zang1
- Yale: waht póhng sēung jāng / leuht póhng sēung jāng / yuht póhng sēung jāng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wat9 pong5 soeng1 dzang1 / loet9 pong5 soeng1 dzang1 / jyt9 pong5 soeng1 dzang1
- Guangdong Romanization: wed6 pong5 sêng1 zeng1 / lêd6 pong5 sêng1 zeng1 / yud6 pong5 sêng1 zeng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /lɵt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /jyːt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]鷸蚌相爭