打蛇打七寸

Chinese

		beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	snake; serpent	beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	seven	a unit of length
trad. (打蛇打七寸)		打	蛇	打	七	寸
simp. #(打蛇打七寸)		打	蛇	打	七	寸
Literally: “to beat the snake, one must strike seven inches below its head”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǎ shé dǎ qī cùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎ shé dǎ qī cùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎ shé dǎ ci cùn
    • Wade–Giles: ta³ shê² ta³ chʻi¹ tsʻun⁴
    • Yale: dǎ shé dǎ chī tswùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daa sher daa chi tsuenn
    • Palladius: да шэ да ци цунь (da šɛ da ci cunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹/

Proverb

打蛇打七寸

1. Attack the problem at its core; Hit where it hurts