跳進黃河洗不清
Chinese
jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat |
advance; enter; to come in | to wash; to bathe | not; no | clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (跳進黃河洗不清) | 跳 | 進 | 黃河 | 洗 | 不 | 清 | |
| simp. (跳进黄河洗不清) | 跳 | 进 | 黄河 | 洗 | 不 | 清 | |
| Literally: “cannot wash oneself clean after jumping into the (muddy) Yellow River”. | |||||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiào jìn Huáng Hé xǐ bù qīng
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiào jìn Huáng Hé sǐ bù cing
- Wade–Giles: tʻiao4 chin4 Huang2 Ho2 hsi3 pu4 chʻing1
- Yale: tyàu jìn Hwáng Hé syǐ bù chīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiaw jinn Hwang Her shii bu ching
- Palladius: тяо цзинь Хуан Хэ си бу цин (tjao czinʹ Xuan Xɛ si bu cin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tiu3 zeon3 wong4 ho4 sai2 bat1 cing1
- Yale: tiu jeun wòhng hòh sái bāt chīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tiu3 dzoen3 wong4 ho4 sai2 bat7 tsing1
- Guangdong Romanization: tiu3 zên3 wong4 ho4 sei2 bed1 qing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːu̯³³ t͡sɵn³³ wɔːŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
跳進黃河洗不清
- to have a wrongful accusation that is unable to be got rid of
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 跳進黃河洗不清 (“to have a wrongful accusation that is unable to be got rid of”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 跳進黃河洗不清, 跳到黃河洗不清, 跳入黃河洗不清, 跳在黃河洗不清 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 水洗都唔淨, 水洗都唔清 |
| Hong Kong | 水洗都唔清 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 跳落黃河洗唔清 |
| Xingning | 跳落黃河洗唔清 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 三條坑水洗唔會淨 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 跳進黃浦汏勿清 |