英雄無用武之地
Chinese
edithero; heroic | not have | to resort to force; to use violence; to display one's abilities or talents | 's; him/her/it; this | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
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trad. (英雄無用武之地) | 英雄 | 無 | 用武 | 之 | 地 | |
simp. (英雄无用武之地) | 英雄 | 无 | 用武 | 之 | 地 | |
Literally: “a hero with no place to display their prowess”. |
Etymology
editPronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yingsyóng wú yòngwǔ jhih dì
- Wade–Giles: ying1-hsiung2 wu2 yung4-wu3 chih1 ti4
- Yale: yīng-syúng wú yùng-wǔ jr̄ dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingshyong wu yonqwuu jy dih
- Palladius: инсюн у юнъу чжи ди (insjun u junʺu čži di)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ u³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jing1 hung4 mou4 jung6 mou5 zi1 dei6
- Yale: yīng hùhng mòuh yuhng móuh jī deih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing1 hung4 mou4 jung6 mou5 dzi1 dei6
- Guangdong Romanization: ying1 hung4 mou4 yung6 mou5 ji1 déi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ jʊŋ²² mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit英雄無用武之地
- (figuratively) to have no opportunity to display one's talents
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