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馬路如虎口
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Chinese
edit
wide
road
used for
horses
and horse-
drawn
carriages
as (if); such as
a
tiger
's
mouth
; the
jaws
of
death
trad.
(
馬路如虎口
)
馬路
如
虎口
simp.
(
马路如虎口
)
马路
如
虎口
Literally:
“Roads are like a tiger's mouth”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
mǎlù rú hǔkǒu
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
maa
5
lou
6
jyu
4
fu
2
hau
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
mǎlù rú hǔkǒu
[Phonetic: mǎlùrú
hú
kǒu]
Zhuyin
:
ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
mǎlù rú hǔkǒu
Wade–Giles
:
ma
3
-lu
4
ju
2
hu
3
-kʻou
3
Yale
:
mǎ-lù rú hǔ-kǒu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
maaluh ru huukoou
Palladius
:
малу жу хукоу
(malu žu xukou)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
maa
5
lou
6
jyu
4
fu
2
hau
2
Yale
:
máh louh yùh fú háu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
maa
5
lou
6
jy
4
fu
2
hau
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
ma
5
lou
6
yu
4
fu
2
heo
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/maː¹³ lou̯²² jyː
²¹
fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Proverb
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馬路如虎口
Roads
are as
dangerous
as a
tiger
's
mouth
;
Follow
traffic
rules
and
cross
the
road
safely