齊大非偶

Chinese

		Qi (state)	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa	accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate
trad. (齊大非偶)		齊	大	非	偶
simp. (齐大非偶)		齐	大	非	偶
alternative forms		齊大非耦／齐大非耦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qídàfēi'ǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟ ㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qídàfēi'ǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟ ㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cídàfei-ǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-ta⁴-fei¹-ou³
    • Yale: chí-dà-fēi-ǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyidahfeioou
    • Palladius: цидафэйоу (cidafɛjou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tä⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

齊大非偶

1. (of someone from a humble background) to decline a marriage proposal from a rich family as one dare not aspire to such an honour