矮子騎大馬——上下兩難
Chinese
editshort person; dwarf | to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
horse; surname | high and low; from top to bottom | both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good | |||
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trad. (矮子騎大馬——上下兩難) | 矮子 | 騎 | 大 | 馬 | —— | 上下 | 兩 | 難 | |
simp. (矮子骑大马——上下两难) | 矮子 | 骑 | 大 | 马 | —— | 上下 | 两 | 难 | |
Literally: “A dwarf riding a tall horse - getting on and off are both difficult”. |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ˙ㄗ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ , ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ǎizi̊h cí dà mǎ, shàngsià liǎng nán
- Wade–Giles: ai3-tzŭ5 chʻi2 ta4 ma3, shang4-hsia4 liang3 nan2
- Yale: ǎi-dz chí dà mǎ-, shàng-syà lyǎng nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ae.tzy chyi dah maa, shanqshiah leang nan
- Palladius: айцзы ци да ма, шанся лян нань (ajczy ci da ma, šansja ljan nanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
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- stuck between two difficult choices
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