秋後的螞蚱

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	grasshopper; katydid
trad. (秋後的螞蚱)		秋	後	的	螞蚱
simp. (秋后的蚂蚱)		秋	后	的	蚂蚱

Etymology

From 秋後的螞蚱——蹦躂不了幾天／秋后的蚂蚱——蹦跶不了几天 (qiūhòu dì màzha, bèngda bùliǎo jǐtiān).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiūhòu dì màzha

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ hau⁶ dik¹ maa⁶ zaa³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiūhòu dì màzha
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciouhòu dì màjhå
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu¹-hou⁴ ti⁴ ma⁴-cha⁵
    • Yale: chyōu-hòu dì mà-ja
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiouhow dih mah.ja
    • Palladius: цюхоу ди мачжа (cjuxou di mačža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ mä⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ä¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ hau⁶ dik¹ maa⁶ zaa³
    • Yale: chāu hauh dīk mah ja
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ hau⁶ dik⁷ maa⁶ dzaa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ heo⁶ dig¹ ma⁶ za³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² tɪk̚⁵ maː²² t͡saː³³/

Idiom

秋後的螞蚱

1. someone or something (especially being unpleasant) that is active now, but is ultimately doomed to fail