彼竭我盈
Chinese
| that; those; (one) another) | exhaust | I; me | full; filled; surplus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (彼竭我盈) | 彼 | 竭 | 我 | 盈 | |
| simp. #(彼竭我盈) | 彼 | 竭 | 我 | 盈 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bǐjiéwǒyíng
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǐjiéwǒyíng
- Wade–Giles: pi3-chieh2-wo3-ying2
- Yale: bǐ-jyé-wǒ-yíng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biijyewooyng
- Palladius: бицзевоин (biczevoin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
彼竭我盈
- the enemy's courage is running out and one's own is high
- 彼竭我盈，故克之。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Bǐ jié wǒ yíng, gù kè zhī. [Pinyin]
- When the enemy's courage ran out, ours was still high and so we won.