躊躇滿志
Chinese
| to walk back and forth; to hesitate; to pause | to fill; to fulfil; filled to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian |
the will | ||
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| trad. (躊躇滿志) | 躊躇 | 滿 | 志 | |
| simp. (踌躇满志) | 踌躇 | 满 | 志 | |
Etymology
- 提刀而立，為之四顧，為之躊躇滿志，善刀而藏之。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tí dāo ér lì, wèizhī sìgù, wèizhī chóuchú mǎnzhì, shàn dāo ér cáng zhī. [Pinyin]
- Then standing up with the knife in my hand, I look all round, and in a leisurely manner, with an air of satisfaction, wipe it clean, and put it in its sheath.
提刀而立，为之四顾，为之踌躇满志，善刀而藏之。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cau4 cyu4 mun5 zi3
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): tiu5 tu5 muan2 zi3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chóuchúmǎnzhì
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄓˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chóuchúmǎnjhìh
- Wade–Giles: chʻou2-chʻu2-man3-chih4
- Yale: chóu-chú-mǎn-jr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chourchwumaanjyh
- Palladius: чоучуманьчжи (čoučumanʹčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cau4 cyu4 mun5 zi3
- Yale: chàuh chyùh múhn ji
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsau4 tsy4 mun5 dzi3
- Guangdong Romanization: ceo4 qu4 mun5 ji3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰyː²¹ muːn¹³ t͡siː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: tiu5 tu5 muan2 zi3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiû thû muáⁿ tsì
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mũã⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡si²¹³/
- (Teochew)
Idiom
躊躇滿志