始作俑者
Chinese
editbegin | to make tomb figurines; to originate an immoral practice; to set a bad example | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | ||
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trad. (始作俑者) | 始 | 作俑 | 者 | |
simp. #(始作俑者) | 始 | 作俑 | 者 | |
Literally: “the first person who made tomb figurines”. |
Etymology
edit- 仲尼曰:『始作俑者,其無後乎!』 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zhòngní yuē: ‘Shǐ zuò yǒng zhě, qí wúhòu hū!’ [Pinyin]
- Zhong Ni said, "Was he not without posterity who first made wooden images to bury with the dead?"
仲尼曰:『始作俑者,其无后乎!』 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhzuòyǒngjhě
- Wade–Giles: shih3-tso4-yung3-chê3
- Yale: shř-dzwò-yǔng-jě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyytzuohyeongjee
- Palladius: шицзоюнчжэ (šiczojunčžɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2
- Yale: chí jok yúng jé
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi2 dzok8 jung2 dze2
- Guangdong Romanization: qi2 zog3 yung2 zé2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ jʊŋ³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit始作俑者
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