壓力山大

Chinese

		pressure; psychological stress	mountain; hill	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (壓力山大)		壓力	山	大
simp. (压力山大)		压力	山	大
Literally: “pressure as big as a mountain”.

Etymology

Similar-sounding rendition of 亞歷山大／亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà, “Alexander; Alexandra”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yālìshāndà

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yālìshāndà
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yalìshandà
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-li⁴-shan¹-ta⁴
    • Yale: yā-lì-shān-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ialihshandah
    • Palladius: ялишаньда (jališanʹda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

Idiom

壓力山大

1. (neologism, humorous) to be under great pressure