畫餅充飢
Chinese
editdraw; picture; painting | round flat cake; cookie; cake round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry |
to allay one's hunger; to satisfy one's hunger | ||
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trad. (畫餅充飢/畫餅充饑) | 畫 | 餅 | 充飢/充饑 | |
simp. (画饼充饥) | 画 | 饼 | 充饥 | |
anagram | 充飢畫餅/充饥画饼 | |||
Literally: “to draw a flatbread to allay one's hunger”. |
Etymology
editQuoted from Cao Rui, from the Records of the Three Kingdoms:
- 時舉中書郎,詔曰:「得其人與否,在盧生耳。選舉莫取有名,名如畫地作餅,不可啖也。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3rd century CE
- Shí jǔ zhōngshūláng, zhào yuē: “Dé qí rén yǔ fǒu, zài Lúshēng ěr. Xuǎnjǔ mò qǔ yǒumíng, míng rú huàdì zuò bǐng, bùkě dàn yě.” [Pinyin]
- At that time the Emperor of Wei was hiring the Central Secretary. He issued an edict to Lu Yu: “Whether we can hire the person depends on you. Please do not pick those who only have fame [but without talent]. Fame is just like a flatbread drawn on the ground, you cannot eat it.”
时举中书郎,诏曰:「得其人与否,在卢生耳。选举莫取有名,名如画地作饼,不可啖也。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huàbǐngchongji
- Wade–Giles: hua4-ping3-chʻung1-chi1
- Yale: hwà-bǐng-chūng-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahbiingchongji
- Palladius: хуабинчунцзи (xuabinčunczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waak6 beng2 cung1 gei1
- Yale: waahk béng chūng gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: waak9 beng2 tsung1 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: wag6 béng2 cung1 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /waːk̚² pɛːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit畫餅充飢
- (figurative) to feed on illusions; (of something attractive-looking) to be of no actual use; like a pie in the sky
See also
edit- 望梅止渴 (wàngméizhǐkě)
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