丈八燈臺——照遠不照近
Chinese
zhang (unit of measurement) | eight | according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph |
far; distant; remote | not; no | according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph |
near; close (to); approximately | ||||
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trad. (丈八燈臺——照遠不照近/丈八燈台——照遠不照近) | 丈 | 八 | 燈臺/燈台 | —— | 照 | 遠 | 不 | 照 | 近 | |
simp. (丈八灯台——照远不照近) | 丈 | 八 | 灯台 | —— | 照 | 远 | 不 | 照 | 近 | |
alternative forms | 丈八燈臺——照得見人家,照不見自家/丈八灯台——照得见人家,照不见自家 丈八燈臺——照見人家,照不見自己/丈八灯台——照见人家,照不见自己 | |||||||||
Literally: “eight-zhang lampstand ― lighting up the far side but not the near side”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ , ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhàng ba dengtái, jhào yuǎn bù jhào jìn
- Wade–Giles: chang4 pa1 têng1-tʻai2, chao4 yüan3 pu4 chao4 chin4
- Yale: jàng bā dēng-tái-, jàu ywǎn bù jàu jìn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janq ba dengtair, jaw yeuan buh bu jinn
- Palladius: чжан ба дэнтай, чжао юань бу чжао цзинь (čžan ba dɛntaj, čžao juanʹ bu čžao czinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zoeng6 baat3 dang1 toi4, ziu3 jyun5 bat1 ziu3 kan5
- Yale: jeuhng baat dāng tòih, jiu yúhn bāt jiu káhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng6 baat8 dang1 toi4, dziu3 jyn5 bat7 dziu3 kan5
- Guangdong Romanization: zêng6 bad3 deng1 toi4, jiu3 yun5 bed1 jiu3 ken5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sœːŋ²² paːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 丈八燈臺——照遠不照近
- (xiehouyu) seeing other people's shortcomings but not one's own
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