防民之口，甚於防川
Chinese
edit| to protect; to defend; to guard (against) | the people; nationality; citizen | 's; him/her/it; this | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | very; extremely; more (than) very; extremely; more (than); what |
in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
to protect; to defend; to guard (against) | river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | |||
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| trad. (防民之口，甚於防川) | 防 | 民 | 之 | 口 | ， | 甚 | 於 | 防 | 川 | |
| simp. (防民之口，甚于防川) | 防 | 民 | 之 | 口 | ， | 甚 | 于 | 防 | 川 | |
Etymology
editFrom Guoyu:
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓ ㄎㄡˇ , ㄕㄣˋ ㄩˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fángmínjhihkǒu, shènyúfángchuan
- Wade–Giles: fang2-min2-chih1-kʻou3, shên4-yü2-fang2-chʻuan1
- Yale: fáng-mín-jr̄-kǒu-, shèn-yú-fáng-chwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farngminjykoou, shennyufarngchuan
- Palladius: фанминьчжикоу, шэньюйфанчуань (fanminʹčžikou, šɛnʹjujfančuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɑŋ³⁵ min³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹ y³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fong4 man4 zi1 hau2, sam6 jyu1 fong4 cyun1
- Yale: fòhng màhn jī háu, sahm yū fòhng chyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: fong4 man4 dzi1 hau2, sam6 jy1 fong4 tsyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: fong4 men4 ji1 heo2, sem6 yu1 fong4 qun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔːŋ²¹ mɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ sɐm²² jyː⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit防民之口，甚於防川