東食西宿
Chinese
| east | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
west | (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former | ||
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| trad. (東食西宿) | 東 | 食 | 西 | 宿 | |
| simp. (东食西宿) | 东 | 食 | 西 | 宿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dōngshíxīsù
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongshíhsisù
- Wade–Giles: tung1-shih2-hsi1-su4
- Yale: dūng-shŕ-syī-sù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongshyrshisuh
- Palladius: дуншисису (dunšisisu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
東食西宿
- (derogatory) to have the best of both worlds