黃鼠狼給雞拜年——沒安好心

Chinese

		Siberian weasel	to supply; provide; to to supply; provide; to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do something (for someone); (passive particle)	fowl; chicken	to exchange New Year's greetings; to pay someone a courtesy call on Chinese New Year's Day or shortly thereafter, usually with a present		have not; drowned; to end have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate	content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	goodheartedness; kindness; goodhearted goodheartedness; kindness; goodhearted; kind
trad. (黃鼠狼給雞拜年——沒安好心/黃鼠狼給鷄拜年——沒安好心)		黃鼠狼	給	雞/鷄	拜年	——	沒	安	好心
simp. (黄鼠狼给鸡拜年——没安好心)		黄鼠狼	给	鸡	拜年	——	没	安	好心
Literally: “The weasel pays the chicken a courtesy call on New Year's Day ― he does not have good intentions!”.

Etymology

Weasels are known to prey on chickens in some circumstances.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huángshǔláng gěi jī bàinián, méi ān hǎoxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄤˊ ㄍㄟˇ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ , ㄇㄟˊ ㄢ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ syu² long⁴ kap¹ gai¹ baai³ nin⁴, mut⁶ on¹ hou² sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huángshǔláng gěi jī bàinián, méi ān hǎoxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄤˊ ㄍㄟˇ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ , ㄇㄟˊ ㄢ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huángshǔláng gěi ji bàinián, méi an hǎosin
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-shu³-lang² kei³ chi¹ pai⁴-nien², mei² an¹ hao³-hsin¹
    • Yale: hwáng-shǔ-láng gěi jī bài-nyán-, méi ān hǎu-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangshuulang geei ji baynian, mei an haoshin
    • Palladius: хуаншулан гэй цзи байнянь, мэй ань хаосинь (xuanšulan gɛj czi bajnjanʹ, mɛj anʹ xaosinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵ keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ syu² long⁴ kap¹ gai¹ baai³ nin⁴, mut⁶ on¹ hou² sam¹
    • Yale: wòhng syú lòhng kāp gāi baai nìhn, muht ōn hóu sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ sy² long⁴ kap⁷ gai¹ baai³ nin⁴, mut⁹ on¹ hou² sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ xu² long⁴ keb¹ gei¹ bai³ nin⁴, mud⁶ on¹ hou² sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ syː³⁵ lɔːŋ²¹ kʰɐp̚⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ paːi̯³³ niːn²¹ muːt̚² ɔːn⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

黃鼠狼給雞拜年——沒安好心

1. (xiehouyu) Greeks bearing gifts; wolf in sheep's clothing