為人作嫁
Chinese
to behave; to conduct oneself; one's character or disposition towards others | to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make |
marry (a husband) | ||
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trad. (為人作嫁/爲人作嫁) | 為人/爲人 | 作 | 嫁 | |
simp. (为人作嫁) | 为人 | 作 | 嫁 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wèirénzuòjià
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèirénzuòjià
- Wade–Giles: wei4-jên2-tso4-chia4
- Yale: wèi-rén-dzwò-jyà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyrentzuohjiah
- Palladius: вэйжэньцзоцзя (vɛjžɛnʹczoczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
為人作嫁
- to work hard only for someone else's benefit