獨燕不成夏
Chinese
editalone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only |
swallow (bird); surname; place name | to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful | summer; Xia (proper name) | ||
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trad. (獨燕不成夏) | 獨 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 | |
simp. (独燕不成夏) | 独 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 |
Etymology
editCalque of English one swallow does not a summer make.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dúyanbùchéngsià
- Wade–Giles: tu2-yen1-pu4-chʻêng2-hsia4
- Yale: dú-yān-bù-chéng-syà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwuianbucherngshiah
- Palladius: дуяньбучэнся (dujanʹbučɛnsja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit獨燕不成夏