一將功成萬骨枯
Chinese
editone; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use |
merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment |
finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
ten thousand; a great number; surname | bone | withered; dried up | ||
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trad. (一將功成萬骨枯) | 一 | 將 | 功 | 成 | 萬 | 骨 | 枯 | |
simp. (一将功成万骨枯) | 一 | 将 | 功 | 成 | 万 | 骨 | 枯 | |
Literally: “A single general achieves fame on the rotting bones of ten thousand.” |
Etymology
editFrom the poem 己亥歲二首·其一 by Cao Song (830-903):
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄎㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yi jiàng gong chéng wàn gǔ ku
- Wade–Giles: i1 chiang4 kung1 chʻêng2 wan4 ku3 kʻu1
- Yale: yī jyàng gūng chéng wàn gǔ kū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i jianq gong cherng wann guu ku
- Palladius: и цзян гун чэн вань гу ку (i czjan gun čɛn vanʹ gu ku)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 zoeng3 gung1 sing4 maan6 gwat1 fu1
- Yale: yāt jeung gūng sìhng maahn gwāt fū
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 dzoeng3 gung1 sing4 maan6 gwat7 fu1
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 zêng3 gung1 xing4 man6 gued1 fu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ maːn²² kʷɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit一將功成萬骨枯
Descendants
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