護短
See also: 护短
Chinese
editprotect | lack; short | ||
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trad. (護短) | 護 | 短 | |
simp. (护短) | 护 | 短 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hùduǎn
- Wade–Giles: hu4-tuan3
- Yale: hù-dwǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhdoan
- Palladius: худуань (xuduanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu6 dyun2
- Yale: wuh dyún
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu6 dyn2
- Guangdong Romanization: wu6 dün2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²² tyːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-toán
- Tâi-lô: hōo-tuán
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoxdoarn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² tuan⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ tuan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-té
- Tâi-lô: hōo-té
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoxdea
- IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Middle Chinese: huH twanX
Verb
edit護短
- (idiomatic) to stick up for oneself or one's ally despite their shortcoming or wrongdoing; to avoid exposing one's own or someone's inadequacy
- 仲尼不假蓋於子夏,護其短也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 260, Ji Kang (嵇康), Letter to My Former Friend Shan Juyuan Severing All Bonds (《與山巨源絕交書》)
- Zhòngní bù jiǎ gài yú Zǐxià, hù qí duǎn yě. [Pinyin]
- Zhongni refused to borrow an umbrella from Zixia, for he wished to conceal Zixia's shortcoming (i.e. unwillingness to aid others) from the view of others.
仲尼不假盖于子夏,护其短也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 諸虛名之道士,既善為誑詐,以欺學者,又多護短匿愚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 4th century, Ge Hong (葛洪), Baopuzi (《抱朴子》)
- Zhū xūmíng zhī dàoshì, jì shàn wéi kuángzhà, yǐ qī xuézhě, yòu duō hùduǎn nìyú. [Pinyin]
- The so-called Daoists are so versed in lies and deception that learners may fall prey to them. Meanwhile they do everything to cover up their faults and conceal their stupidity.
诸虚名之道士,既善为诳诈,以欺学者,又多护短匿愚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]