狗尾續貂

Chinese

		dog	tail	continue; replenish	sable; marten
trad. (狗尾續貂)		狗	尾	續	貂
simp. (狗尾续貂)		狗	尾	续	貂
Literally: “to add a dog tail to a sable”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǒuwěixùdiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² mei⁵ zuk⁶ diu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǒuwěixùdiāo [Phonetic: góuwěixùdiāo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǒuwěisyùdiao
    • Wade–Giles: kou³-wei³-hsü⁴-tiao¹
    • Yale: gǒu-wěi-syù-dyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouwoeishiuhdiau
    • Palladius: гоувэйсюйдяо (gouvɛjsjujdjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² mei⁵ zuk⁶ diu¹
    • Yale: gáu méih juhk dīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² mei⁵ dzuk⁹ diu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² méi⁵ zug⁶ diu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚² tiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

狗尾續貂

1. to write a bad sequel to a fine work