胎死腹中

Chinese

		fetus; litter	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	abdomen; stomach; belly	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
trad. (胎死腹中)		胎	死	腹	中
simp. #(胎死腹中)		胎	死	腹	中

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tāisǐfùzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞ ㄙˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): toi¹ sei² fuk¹ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tāisǐfùzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞ ㄙˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: taisǐhfùjhong
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai¹-ssŭ³-fu⁴-chung¹
    • Yale: tāi-sž-fù-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taisyyfuhjong
    • Palladius: тайсыфучжун (tajsyfučžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: toi¹ sei² fuk¹ zung¹
    • Yale: tōi séi fūk jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toi¹ sei² fuk⁷ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: toi¹ séi² fug¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

胎死腹中

1. fetus dies in the belly; stillbirth; stillborn
2. (figurative) plans or projects failed or were cancelled before being tried