無顏見江東父老
Chinese
editto not have face; to feel ashamed | to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
east of the river; the south bank of the Yangtze River between Wuhu and Nanjing; area south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze | elder | ||
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trad. (無顏見江東父老) | 無顏 | 見 | 江東 | 父老 | |
simp. (无颜见江东父老) | 无颜 | 见 | 江东 | 父老 |
Etymology
editSee 無面目見江東父老/无面目见江东父老 (wú miànmù jiàn Jiāngdōng fùlǎo)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúyán jiàn jiangdong fùlǎo
- Wade–Giles: wu2-yen2 chien4 chiang1-tung1 fu4-lao3
- Yale: wú-yán jyàn jyāng-dūng fù-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyan jiann jiangdong fuhlao
- Palladius: уянь цзянь цзяндун фулао (ujanʹ czjanʹ czjandun fulao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou4 ngaan4 gin3 gong1 dung1 fu6 lou5
- Yale: mòuh ngàahn gin gōng dūng fuh lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 ngaan4 gin3 gong1 dung1 fu6 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 ngan4 gin3 gong1 dung1 fu6 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ ŋaːn²¹ kiːn³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː²² lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit無顏見江東父老
- to be ashamed of one's failures; to be ashamed to face people in one's hometown because of one's failures
Synonyms
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