得隴望蜀
See also: 得陇望蜀
Chinese
editget; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
Gansu | hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards |
Sichuan | ||
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trad. (得隴望蜀) | 得 | 隴 | 望 | 蜀 | |
simp. (得陇望蜀) | 得 | 陇 | 望 | 蜀 |
Etymology
editFrom Book of Jin:
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: délǒngwàngshǔ
- Wade–Giles: tê2-lung3-wang4-shu3
- Yale: dé-lǔng-wàng-shǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: derloongwanqshuu
- Palladius: дэлунваншу (dɛlunvanšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɤ³⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dak1 lung5 mong6 suk6
- Yale: dāk lúhng mohng suhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dak7 lung5 mong6 suk9
- Guangdong Romanization: deg1 lung5 mong6 sug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐk̚⁵ lʊŋ¹³ mɔːŋ²² sʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit得隴望蜀
- avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less
- 湘雲笑道:「得隴望蜀,人之常情。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Xiāngyún xiào dào: “Délǒngwàngshǔ, rénzhīchángqíng.” [Pinyin]
- Xiangyun laughed and said: "Already having Long yet still wanting Shu; it's only human nature."
湘云笑道:「得陇望蜀,人之常情。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “Entry #42001”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
- "Entry #285", in 成語典 [Dictionary of Chinese Idioms] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Chinese Republic, Taipei), 2020.
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