如履平地
Chinese
| as (if); such as | shoe; to tread on | level ground; flat ground; to level the ground | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (如履平地) | 如 | 履 | 平地 | |
| simp. #(如履平地) | 如 | 履 | 平地 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rú lǚ píngdì
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄩˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rú lyǔ píngdì
- Wade–Giles: ju2 lü3 pʻing2-ti4
- Yale: rú lyǔ píng-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ru leu pyngdih
- Palladius: жу люй пинди (žu ljuj pindi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu³⁵ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 lei5 ping4 dei6
- Yale: yùh léih pìhng deih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 lei5 ping4 dei6
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 léi5 ping4 déi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ lei̯¹³ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
如履平地
- very easily; as if it were nothing
- 每歲京尹出浙江亭教閲水軍，艨艟數百，分列兩岸，既而盡奔騰分合五陣之勢，幷有乘騎弄旗、標槍舞刀於水面者，如履平地。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 1280s, Zhou Mi, Reminiscences of Wulin
- Měi suì Jīngyǐn chū Zhèjiāng-tíng jiàoyuè shuǐjūn, méngchōng shù bǎi, fēnliè liǎng'àn, jì'ér jìn bēnténg fēnhé wǔ zhèn zhī shì, bìng yǒu chéng jì nòng qí, biāoqiāng wǔdāo yú shuǐmiàn zhě, rúlǚpíngdì. [Pinyin]
- As in every year, the governor of the capital appeared at the Che River Pavilion to inspect the navy. Warships in the hundreds were arrayed along both banks. Suddenly, they all rushed to divide into “quintuple formation.” Moreover, there was equitation, banner waving, spear juggling, and sword dancing while afloat, just as on land.
(Translated by Richard Strassberg)
每岁京尹出浙江亭教阅水军，艨艟数百，分列两岸，既而尽奔腾分合五阵之势，并有乘骑弄旗、标枪舞刀于水面者，如履平地。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]