諸葛亮借東風

See also: 诸葛亮借东风

Chinese edit

	Zhuge Liang	to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	easterly; spring wind
trad. (諸葛亮借東風)	諸葛亮	借	東風
simp. (诸葛亮借东风)	诸葛亮	借	东风
Literally: “Zhuge Liang uses the wind to put out a fire”.

Etymology edit

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang utilizes the east wind to send burning ships into the ships of Cao Cao's invading forces.

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhūgě Liàng jiè dōngfēng, Zhūgé Liàng jiè dōngfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ, ㄓㄨㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶ ze³ dung¹ fung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūgě Liàng jiè dōngfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhugě Liàng jiè dongfong
  - Wade–Giles: Chu¹-ko³ Liang⁴ chieh⁴ tung¹-fêng¹
  - Yale: Jū-gě Lyàng jyè dūng-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jugee Lianq jieh dongfeng
  - Palladius: Чжугэ Лян цзе дунфэн (Čžugɛ Ljan cze dunfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūgé Liàng jiè dōngfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhugé Liàng jiè dongfong
  - Wade–Giles: Chu¹-ko² Liang⁴ chieh⁴ tung¹-fêng¹
  - Yale: Jū-gé Lyàng jyè dūng-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Juger Lianq jieh dongfeng
  - Palladius: Чжугэ Лян цзе дунфэн (Čžugɛ Ljan cze dunfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶ ze³ dung¹ fung¹
  - Yale: jyū got leuhng je dūng fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ got⁸ loeng⁶ dze³ dung¹ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ god³ lêng⁶ zé³ dung¹ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²² t͡sɛː³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom edit

諸葛亮借東風

a brilliant plan

諸葛亮借東風

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