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頤指氣使
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Chinese
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chin; cheek
to command; to order
temperament; attitude
to command; to order
trad.
(
頤指氣使
)
頤
指
氣
使
simp.
(
颐指气使
)
颐
指
气
使
Literally:
“to command others with facial expressions”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yízhǐqìshǐ
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
ji
4
zi
2
hei
3
si
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
yízhǐqìshǐ
Zhuyin
:
ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
yíjhǐhcìshǐh
Wade–Giles
:
i
2
-chih
3
-chʻi
4
-shih
3
Yale
:
yí-jř-chì-shř
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
yijyychihshyy
Palladius
:
ичжициши
(ičžiciši)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
ji
4
zi
2
hei
3
si
2
Yale
:
yìh jí hei sí
Cantonese Pinyin
:
ji
4
dzi
2
hei
3
si
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
yi
4
ji
2
héi
3
xi
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jiː
²¹
t͡siː³⁵ hei̯³³ siː³⁵/
Idiom
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頤指氣使
to be
arrogant
; to be
contemptuous
也
沒有
可以
對
中國
人民
頤指氣使
的
教師
爺
[
MSC
,
trad.
]
也
没有
可以
对
中国
人民
颐指气使
的
教师
爷
[
MSC
,
simp.
]
yě méiyǒu kěyǐ duì zhōngguó rénmín
yízhǐqìshǐ
de jiàoshī yé
[Pinyin]
There is also no such a tutor who can
speak disdainfully
toward Chinese people