一頭霧水
Chinese
| a head full of | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一頭霧水) | 一頭 | 霧水 | |
| simp. (一头雾水) | 一头 | 雾水 | |
Etymology
From Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): yītóuwùshuǐ
- (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 tau4 mou6 seoi2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t-thâu-bū-chúi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yītóuwùshuǐ [Phonetic: yìtóuwùshuǐ]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yitóuwùshuěi
- Wade–Giles: i1-tʻou2-wu4-shui3
- Yale: yī-tóu-wù-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: itourwuhshoei
- Palladius: итоуушуй (itouušuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ u⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 tau4 mou6 seoi2
- Yale: yāt tàuh mouh séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 tau4 mou6 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 teo4 mou6 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ mou̯²² sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-thâu-bū-chúi
- Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-thâu-bū-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: cidtau'buxzuie
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² bu²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ bu³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³⁻³³ bu³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
一頭霧水
- to be completely muddle-headed; to be baffled