大意失荊州
See also: 大意失荆州
Chinese
editto lose; to miss; to fail | Jingzhou | |||
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trad. (大意失荊州) | 大意 | 失 | 荊州 | |
simp. (大意失荆州) | 大意 | 失 | 荆州 | |
Literally: “carelessness lost Jingzhou”. |
Etymology
editFrom the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Guan Yu had been assigned to defend Jingzhou. In a temporary lapse of judgement, he decided to go on the attack against Cao Cao. In doing so, he unwittingly gave Sun Quan an opportunity to attack Jingzhou. Guan Yu was captured, and later executed.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàyì shih Jingjhou
- Wade–Giles: ta4-i4 shih1 Ching1-chou1
- Yale: dà-yì shr̄ Jīng-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahyih shy Jingjou
- Palladius: даи ши Цзинчжоу (dai ši Czinčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit大意失荊州
- to have a temporary lapse in judgement that results in a major defeat; make a bad call and lose the farm