爛泥扶不上牆
Chinese
editto support with hand; to help sb. up; to help | not; no | up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
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trad. (爛泥扶不上牆) | 爛泥 | 扶 | 不 | 上 | 牆 | |
simp. (烂泥扶不上墙) | 烂泥 | 扶 | 不 | 上 | 墙 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˋ ㄋㄧˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lànní fú bù shàng ciáng
- Wade–Giles: lan4-ni2 fu2 pu4 shang4 chʻiang2
- Yale: làn-ní fú bù shàng chyáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lannni fwu bu shanq chyang
- Palladius: ланьни фу бу шан цян (lanʹni fu bu šan cjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /län⁵¹ ni³⁵ fu³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laan6 nai4 fu4 bat1 soeng5 coeng4
- Yale: laahn nàih fùh bāt séuhng chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: laan6 nai4 fu4 bat7 soeng5 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: lan6 nei4 fu4 bed1 sêng5 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːn²² nɐi̯²¹ fuː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit爛泥扶不上牆
- to be so incompetent that others' help is of no use; to be hopelessly inept
Synonyms
editSee also
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- Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Cantonese lemmas
- Chinese idioms
- Mandarin idioms
- Cantonese idioms
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 爛
- Chinese terms spelled with 泥
- Chinese terms spelled with 扶
- Chinese terms spelled with 不
- Chinese terms spelled with 上
- Chinese terms spelled with 牆