折衝樽俎

Chinese

		to repulse an enemy; to negotiate	banquet table; cups and stands
trad. (折衝樽俎)		折衝	樽俎
simp. (折冲樽俎)		折冲	樽俎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhéchōngzūnzǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄗㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ cung¹ zeon¹ zo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhéchōngzūnzǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhéchongzunzǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-chʻung¹-tsun¹-tsu³
    • Yale: jé-chūng-dzwūn-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerchongtzuentzuu
    • Palladius: чжэчунцзуньцзу (čžɛčunczunʹczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ cung¹ zeon¹ zo²
    • Yale: jit chūng jēun jó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ tsung¹ dzoen¹ dzo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ cung¹ zên¹ zo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵/

Idiom

折衝樽俎

1. (literally) to stop the enemy at the banquet table
2. (figurative) to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions