狗彘不若
Chinese
dog | swine | not like; not equal to; not as good as not like; not equal to; not as good as; cannot compare to | ||
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trad. (狗彘不若) | 狗 | 彘 | 不若 | |
simp. #(狗彘不若) | 狗 | 彘 | 不若 | |
Literally: “worse than dogs and pigs”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gǒuzhìbùruò [Phonetic: gǒuzhìbúruò]
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǒujhìhbùruò
- Wade–Giles: kou3-chih4-pu4-jo4
- Yale: gǒu-jr̀-bù-rwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooujyhburuoh
- Palladius: гоучжибужо (goučžibužo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 zi6 bat1 joek6
- Yale: gáu jih bāt yeuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 dzi6 bat7 joek9
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 ji6 bed1 yêg6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jœːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
狗彘不若
- (derogatory, literary) base; contemptible; vile