黔驢之技

Chinese

		prefecture of Qian	donkey	's; him/her/it; this	skill
trad. (黔驢之技)		黔	驢	之	技
simp. (黔驴之技)		黔	驴	之	技
Literally: “tricks of the donkey in the prefecture of Qian”.

Etymology

See 黔驢技窮／黔驴技穷 (qiánlǘjìqióng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánlǘzhījì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kim⁴ lou⁴ zi¹ gei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánlǘzhījì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánlyújhihjì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-lü²-chih¹-chi⁴
    • Yale: chyán-lyú-jr̄-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanliujyjih
    • Palladius: цяньлюйчжицзи (cjanʹljujčžiczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ly³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kim⁴ lou⁴ zi¹ gei⁶
    • Yale: kìhm lòuh jī geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kim⁴ lou⁴ dzi¹ gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kim⁴ lou⁴ ji¹ géi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːm²¹ lou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯²²/

Idiom

黔驢之技

1. (figuratively) one's limited abilities

See also

• 黔驢技窮／黔驴技穷 (qiánlǘjìqióng)