土菩薩過江
Chinese
editearth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person | to cross a river | ||
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trad. (土菩薩過江) | 土 | 菩薩 | 過江 | |
simp. (土菩萨过江) | 土 | 菩萨 | 过江 | |
Literally: “an earthen bodhisattva statue crosses a river (― unable to even protect oneself)”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǔpúsà guòjiang
- Wade–Giles: tʻu3-pʻu2-sa4 kuo4-chiang1
- Yale: tǔ-pú-sà gwò-jyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuupwusah guohjiang
- Palladius: тупуса гоцзян (tupusa goczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit土菩薩過江