殺雞取卵
See also: 杀鸡取卵
Chinese
editto kill; to murder; to slaughter | fowl; chicken | to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
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trad. (殺雞取卵/殺鷄取卵) | 殺 | 雞/鷄 | 取 | 卵 | |
simp. (杀鸡取卵) | 杀 | 鸡 | 取 | 卵 | |
Literally: “to kill the hen to get the eggs”. |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shajicyǔluǎn
- Wade–Giles: sha1-chi1-chʻü3-luan3
- Yale: shā-jī-chyǔ-lwǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shajicheuloan
- Palladius: шацзицюйлуань (šaczicjujluanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2
- Yale: saat gāi chéui léun
- Cantonese Pinyin: saat8 gai1 tsoey2 loen2
- Guangdong Romanization: sad3 gei1 cêu2 lên2
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ lɵn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
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