斧斤
Chinese
| hatchet | axe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (斧斤) |
斧 | 斤 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fǔjīn
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fǔjin
- Wade–Giles: fu3-chin1
- Yale: fǔ-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuujin
- Palladius: фуцзинь (fuczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
斧斤
- axe; hatchet
- 牛山之木嘗美矣，以其郊於大國也，斧斤伐之，可以爲美乎？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Niúshān zhī mù cháng měi yǐ, yǐ qí jiāo yú dà guó yě, fǔjīn fá zhī, kě yǐ wéi měi hū? [Pinyin]
- The trees of the Niu Mountain were once beautiful. Being situated, however, in the borders of a large capital city, they were hewn down with axes — and could they retain their beauty?
牛山之木尝美矣，以其郊于大国也，斧斤伐之，可以为美乎？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]