白馬非馬
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Chinese
| white horse; sacrificial song in ancient China | (be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa |
horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白馬非馬) | 白馬 | 非 | 馬 | |
| simp. (白马非马) | 白马 | 非 | 马 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄟ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báimǎ fei mǎ
- Wade–Giles: pai2-ma3 fei1 ma3
- Yale: bái-mǎ fēi mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmaa fei maa
- Palladius: байма фэй ма (bajma fɛj ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 maa5 fei1 maa5
- Yale: baahk máh fēi máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 maa5 fei1 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 ma5 féi1 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² maː¹³ fei̯⁵⁵ maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
白馬非馬
- (Chinese philosophy) A white horse is not a horse (a paradox and a sophistry)