茶壺裏的風暴

Chinese

		teapot	inside; internal; interior	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	windstorm; storm; tempest windstorm; storm; tempest; crisis
trad. (茶壺裏的風暴/茶壺裡的風暴)		茶壺	裏/裡	的	風暴
simp. (茶壶里的风暴)		茶壶	里	的	风暴

Etymology

Calque of English tempest in a teapot.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháhú lǐ de fēngbào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháhú lǐ de fēngbào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháhú lǐ de̊ fongbào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa²-hu² li³ tê⁵ fêng¹-pao⁴
    • Yale: chá-hú lǐ de fēng-bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charhwu lii .de fengbaw
    • Palladius: чаху ли дэ фэнбао (čaxu li dɛ fɛnbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ xu³⁵ li²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ fɤŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

茶壺裏的風暴

1. (figurative) a matter concerned by a small group of people but influences more than it is supposed to

   • “茶壺裏的風暴”：扁系會否組新黨？ [MSC, trad.]
     “茶壶里的风暴”：扁系会否组新党？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: https://www.taiwan.cn/plzhx/hxshp/zhzh/201205/t20120503_2518425.htm

     “Cháhú lǐ de fēngbào”: Biǎn xì huì fǒu zǔ xīn dǎng? [Pinyin]

     Tempest in a teapot: Will Chen Shui-bian's clique found a new party?