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泥牛入海
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restrained; mud; paste
restrained; mud; paste; pulp
ox; cow; bull
to
enter
the
sea
trad.
(
泥牛入海
)
泥
牛
入海
simp.
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(
泥牛入海
)
泥
牛
入海
Literally:
“a clay ox entering the sea”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
níniú-rùhǎi
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
nai
4
ngau
4
jap
6
hoi
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
níniú-rùhǎi
Zhuyin
:
ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
nínióurùhǎi
Wade–Giles
:
ni
2
-niu
2
-ju
4
-hai
3
Yale
:
ní-nyóu-rù-hǎi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
niniouruhhae
Palladius
:
нинюжухай
(ninjužuxaj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ni³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
nai
4
ngau
4
jap
6
hoi
2
Yale
:
nàih ngàuh yahp hói
Cantonese Pinyin
:
nai
4
ngau
4
jap
9
hoi
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
nei
4
ngeo
4
yeb
6
hoi
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/nɐi̯
²¹
ŋɐu̯
²¹
jɐp̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/
Idiom
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泥牛入海
gone
forever
and
without
a trace