蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里
Chinese
edithousefly; fly; low-ranking corrupt employee | to add; to attach; to be close to to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached |
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous | tail | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to send; to devote; to deliver to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey |
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trad. (蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里) | 蒼蠅 | 附 | 驥 | 尾 | 而 | 致 | 千里 | |
simp. (苍蝇附骥尾而致千里) | 苍蝇 | 附 | 骥 | 尾 | 而 | 致 | 千里 | |
Literally: “The housefly on the tail of a noble steed travels a thousand miles.” |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cangyi̊ng fù jì wěi ér jhìh cianlǐ
- Wade–Giles: tsʻang1-ying5 fu4 chi4 wei3 êrh2 chih4 chʻien1-li3
- Yale: tsāng-ying fù jì wěi ér jr̀ chyān-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsang.ing fuh jih woei erl jyh chianlii
- Palladius: цанъин фу цзи вэй эр чжи цяньли (canʺin fu czi vɛj er čži cjanʹli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ² fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
edit蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里
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