為淵驅魚

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	abyss	to expel; to urge on; to drive to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly	fish
trad. (為淵驅魚/為淵敺魚)		為	淵	驅/敺	魚
simp. (为渊驱鱼)		为	渊	驱	鱼
Literally: “to drive the fish into deep waters”.

Etymology

See the etymology at 為淵驅魚，為叢驅雀.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèiyuānqūyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢ ㄑㄩ ㄩˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèiyuānqūyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢ ㄑㄩ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèiyuancyuyú
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-yüan¹-chʻü¹-yü²
    • Yale: wèi-ywān-chyū-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyiuanchiuyu
    • Palladius: вэйюаньцюйюй (vɛjjuanʹcjujjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ y³⁵/

Idiom

為淵驅魚

1. (figuratively) to produce the exact opposite effect of what one wished
2. (figuratively, by extension) to drive one's allies or people to the side of the enemy

Synonyms

• 為淵驅魚，為叢驅雀／为渊驱鱼，为丛驱雀 (wèiyuānqūyú, wèicóngqūquè)