爾虞我詐
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Chinese[edit]
you; thou | to deceive | I; me | crafty; dishonest; to cheat crafty; dishonest; to cheat; to defraud; to swindle | ||
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trad. (爾虞我詐) | 爾 | 虞 | 我 | 詐 | |
simp. (尔虞我诈) | 尔 | 虞 | 我 | 诈 |
Etymology[edit]
From Zuozhuan:
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄩˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ěryúwǒjhà
- Wade–Giles: êrh3-yü2-wo3-cha4
- Yale: ěr-yú-wǒ-jà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eelyuwoojah
- Palladius: эрюйвочжа (erjujvočža)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3
- Yale: yíh yùh ngóh ja
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 jy4 ngo5 dzaa3
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 yu4 ngo5 za3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ jyː²¹ ŋɔː¹³ t͡saː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
爾虞我詐
- to cheat or deceive one another