霸王敬酒——不乾也得乾
Chinese
editoverlord and king; hegemon; overlord | to propose a toast; to toast | not; no | dry; clean; male dry; clean; male; strong; one of the Eight Trigrams; surname |
also; too | get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
dry; clean; male dry; clean; male; strong; one of the Eight Trigrams; surname | |||
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trad. (霸王敬酒——不乾也得乾) | 霸王 | 敬酒 | —— | 不 | 乾 | 也 | 得 | 乾 | |
simp. (霸王敬酒——不干也得干) | 霸王 | 敬酒 | —— | 不 | 干 | 也 | 得 | 干 | |
Literally: “The hegemon toasts you - drink up even if you don't wish to”. |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bàwáng jìngjiǒu, bù gan yě dé gan
- Wade–Giles: pa4-wang2 ching4-chiu3, pu4 kan1 yeh3 tê2 kan1
- Yale: bà-wáng jìng-jyǒu-, bù gān yě dé gān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahwang jinqjeou, buh bu yee der gan
- Palladius: баван цзинцзю, бу гань е дэ гань (bavan czinczju, bu ganʹ je dɛ ganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ kän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit霸王敬酒——不乾也得乾
- to have no choice in a matter