麻繩專挑細處斷

Chinese

		rope made of hemp, flax, jute, etc.	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to something); concentrated; specialized	incite; carry on a pole; choose	fine; minutely; thin fine; minutely; thin; slender	a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with	to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
trad. (麻繩專挑細處斷)		麻繩	專	挑	細	處	斷
simp. (麻绳专挑细处断)		麻绳	专	挑	细	处	断
Literally: “A rope's thinnest part is the most vulnerable.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): máshéng zhuān tiāo xì chù duàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄕㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: máshéng zhuān tiāo xì chù duàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄕㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: máshéng jhuan tiao sì chù duàn
    • Wade–Giles: ma²-shêng² chuan¹ tʻiao¹ hsi⁴ chʻu⁴ tuan⁴
    • Yale: má-shéng jwān tyāu syì chù dwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: masherng juan tiau shih chuh duann
    • Palladius: машэн чжуань тяо си чу дуань (mašɛn čžuanʹ tjao si ču duanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ ʂɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯än⁵¹/

Proverb

麻繩專挑細處斷

1. The most critical person/step is the one most subject to flaws.