涸轍之鮒
Chinese
| to dry; to dry up | rut; track; to remove rut; track; to remove; to withdraw |
's; him/her/it; this | silver carp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (涸轍之鮒) | 涸 | 轍 | 之 | 鮒 | |
| simp. (涸辙之鲋) | 涸 | 辙 | 之 | 鲋 | |
| Literally: “a carp trapped in a dry rut”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hézhézhīfù
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héjhéjhihfù
- Wade–Giles: ho2-chê2-chih1-fu4
- Yale: hé-jé-jr̄-fù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herjerjyfuh
- Palladius: хэчжэчжифу (xɛčžɛčžifu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: héchèzhīfù
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héchèjhihfù
- Wade–Giles: ho2-chʻê4-chih1-fu4
- Yale: hé-chè-jr̄-fù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herchehjyfuh
- Palladius: хэчэчжифу (xɛčɛčžifu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kok3 cit3 zi1 fu6
- Yale: kok chit jī fuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: kok8 tsit8 dzi1 fu6
- Guangdong Romanization: kog3 qid3 ji1 fu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
涸轍之鮒
- (figurative) a person in a desperate situation; a person in a tight spot
Synonyms
- 涸轍之魚／涸辙之鱼
- 涸轍枯魚／涸辙枯鱼
- 涸轍窮魚／涸辙穷鱼
- 涸轍之枯／涸辙之枯
- 涸轍窮鱗／涸辙穷鳞