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搖尾乞憐
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Chinese
edit
to
beg
for
pity
; to
plead
for
mercy
trad.
(
搖尾乞憐
)
搖尾
乞憐
simp.
(
摇尾乞怜
)
摇尾
乞怜
Pronunciation
edit
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yáowěi qǐlián
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jiu
4
mei
5
hat
1
lin
4
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
yáowěi qǐlián
[Phonetic: yáo
wéi
qǐlián]
Zhuyin
:
ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
yáowěi cǐlián
Wade–Giles
:
yao
2
-wei
3
chʻi
3
-lien
2
Yale
:
yáu-wěi chǐ-lyán
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
yauwoei chiilian
Palladius
:
яовэй цилянь
(jaovɛj ciljanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jɑʊ̯³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jiu
4
mei
5
hat
1
lin
4
Yale
:
yìuh méih h
ā
t lìhn
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jiu
4
mei
5
hat
7
lin
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
yiu
4
méi
5
hed
1
lin
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jiːu̯
²¹
mei̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ liːn
²¹
/
Idiom
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搖尾乞憐
to
fawn
obsequiously