圍魏救趙
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Chinese
| to circle; to surround | surname; name of a dynasty | to save; to assist; to rescue | surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (圍魏救趙) | 圍 | 魏 | 救 | 趙 | |
| simp. (围魏救赵) | 围 | 魏 | 救 | 赵 | |
| Literally: “to besiege the State of Wei to rescue the State of Zhao”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwèijiòujhào
- Wade–Giles: wei2-wei4-chiu4-chao4
- Yale: wéi-wèi-jyòu-jàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiweyjiowjaw
- Palladius: вэйвэйцзючжао (vɛjvɛjczjučžao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 ngai6 gau3 ziu6
- Yale: wàih ngaih gau jiuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 ngai6 gau3 dziu6
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 ngei6 geo3 jiu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²² kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
圍魏救趙