鹿死誰手

Chinese

		deer	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	who	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (鹿死誰手)		鹿	死	誰	手
simp. (鹿死谁手)		鹿	死	谁	手
Literally: “at whose hand will the deer die”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lùsǐshéishǒu, lùsǐshuíshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ, ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ sei² seoi⁴ sau² / luk^6-2 sei² seoi⁴ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lùsǐshéishǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lùsǐhshéishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: lu⁴-ssŭ³-shei²-shou³
    • Yale: lù-sž-shéi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhsyysheirshoou
    • Palladius: лусышэйшоу (lusyšɛjšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lùsǐshuíshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lùsǐhshuéishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: lu⁴-ssŭ³-shui²-shou³
    • Yale: lù-sž-shwéi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhsyyshweishoou
    • Palladius: лусышуйшоу (lusyšujšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ sei² seoi⁴ sau² / luk^6-2 sei² seoi⁴ sau²
    • Yale: luhk séi sèuih sáu / lúk séi sèuih sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ sei² soey⁴ sau² / luk^9-2 sei² soey⁴ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ séi² sêu⁴ seo² / lug^6-2 séi² sêu⁴ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² sei̯³⁵ sɵy̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/, /lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ sei̯³⁵ sɵy̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

鹿死誰手

1. who will win the prize; who will gain supremacy; who will emerge as the victor