圖窮匕見
Chinese
editdiagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart |
exhausted; poor | dagger; ladle; an ancient type of spoon | Alternative form of 現/现 (xiàn) | ||
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trad. (圖窮匕見) | 圖 | 窮 | 匕 | 見 | |
simp. (图穷匕见) | 图 | 穷 | 匕 | 见 | |
alternative forms | 圖窮匕現/图穷匕现 | ||||
Literally: “When the map is unrolled, the dagger is revealed”. |
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the story of Jing Ke [227 BC], who tried to assassinate Ying Zheng (who later became the first emperor of China) using a dagger concealed inside a map scroll.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: túcyóngbǐsiàn
- Wade–Giles: tʻu2-chʻiung2-pi3-hsien4
- Yale: tú-chyúng-bǐ-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twuchyongbiishiann
- Palladius: туцюнбисянь (tucjunbisjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tou4 kung4 bei6 jin6
- Yale: tòuh kùhng beih yihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou4 kung4 bei6 jin6
- Guangdong Romanization: tou4 kung4 béi6 yin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ pei̯²² jiːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit圖窮匕見