學富五車
Chinese
learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology |
rich; abundant; to enrich rich; abundant; to enrich; resource |
five | vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
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| trad. (學富五車) | 學 | 富 | 五 | 車 | |
| simp. (学富五车) | 学 | 富 | 五 | 车 | |
| Literally: “with rich knowledge that can be put into five carts”. | |||||
Etymology
From Zhuangzi's comment about Hui Shi:
- 惠施多方，其書五車，其道舛駁，其言也不中。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Huì Shī duō fāng, qí shū wǔ chē, qí dào chuǎnbó, qí yán yě bù zhòng. [Pinyin]
- Hui Shi knows many things in different fields. He has read five carts of books. However, his philosophy is messy, and what he says are not appropriate either.
惠施多方，其书五车，其道舛驳，其言也不中。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuéfùwǔchē
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuéfùwǔche
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh2-fu4-wu3-chʻê1
- Yale: sywé-fù-wǔ-chē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuefuhwuuche
- Palladius: сюэфуучэ (sjuefuučɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuéfùwǔjū
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˇ ㄐㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuéfùwǔjyu
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh2-fu4-wu3-chü1
- Yale: sywé-fù-wǔ-jyū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuefuhwuujiu
- Palladius: сюэфууцзюй (sjuefuuczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hok6 fu3 ng5 geoi1
- Yale: hohk fu ńgh gēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: hok9 fu3 ng5 goey1
- Guangdong Romanization: hog6 fu3 ng5 gêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːk̚² fuː³³ ŋ̍¹³ kɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
學富五車
- to be learned; to be extremely knowledgeable