赳赳武夫

Chinese

		strong and valiant	warrior; soldier
simp. and trad. (赳赳武夫)		赳赳	武夫

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 7 (《詩經·周南·兔罝》):

肅肅兔罝，椓之丁丁。
赳赳武夫，公侯干城。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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肃肃兔罝，椓之丁丁。
赳赳武夫，公侯干城。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Sùsù tùjū, zhuó zhī zhēngzhēng.
Jiūjiū wǔfū, gōnghóu gānchéng. [Pinyin]

Carefully adjusted are the rabbit nets; Clang clang go the blows on the pegs.
That stalwart, martial man, Might be shield and wall to his prince.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiūjiūwǔfū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄨˇ ㄈㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² gau² mou⁵ fu¹, dau² dau² mou⁵ fu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiūjiūwǔfū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄨˇ ㄈㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jioujiouwǔfu
    • Wade–Giles: chiu¹-chiu¹-wu³-fu¹
    • Yale: jyōu-jyōu-wǔ-fū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jioujiouwuufu
    • Palladius: цзюцзюуфу (czjuczjuufu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² gau² mou⁵ fu¹, dau² dau² mou⁵ fu¹
    • Yale: gáu gáu móuh fū, dáu dáu móuh fū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² gau² mou⁵ fu¹, dau² dau² mou⁵ fu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² geo² mou⁵ fu¹, deo² deo² mou⁵ fu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵/, /tɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵/

Idiom

赳赳武夫

1. having the qualities of a strong and valiant warrior