置之度外

Chinese

		to install; to place; to put	's; him/her/it; this	capacity; degree; standard	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (置之度外)		置	之	度	外
simp. #(置之度外)		置	之	度	外

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìzhīdùwài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ zi¹ dou⁶ ngoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìzhīdùwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhjhihdùwài
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chih¹-tu⁴-wai⁴
    • Yale: jr̀-jr̄-dù-wài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhjyduhway
    • Palladius: чжичжидувай (čžičžiduvaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ zi¹ dou⁶ ngoi⁶
    • Yale: ji jī douh ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ dzi¹ dou⁶ ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ ji¹ dou⁶ ngoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tou̯²² ŋɔːi̯²²/

Idiom

置之度外

1. to leave (one's own safety or interest) out of consideration

Usage notes

Only used in SOV order.