九牛二虎之力
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nine
ox; cow; bull
two
tiger
's; him/her/it; this
power; force; strength
trad.
(
九牛二虎之力
)
九
牛
二
虎
之
力
simp.
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(
九牛二虎之力
)
九
牛
二
虎
之
力
Literally:
“the strength of nine bulls and two tigers”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
gau
2
ngau
4
ji
6
fu
2
zi
1
lik
6
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
Zhuyin
:
ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jiǒu nióu èr hǔ jhih lì
Wade–Giles
:
chiu
3
niu
2
êrh
4
hu
3
chih
1
li
4
Yale
:
jyǒu nyóu èr hǔ jr̄ lì
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jeou niou ell huu jy lih
Palladius
:
цзю ню эр ху чжи ли
(czju nju er xu čži li)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
gau
2
ngau
4
ji
6
fu
2
zi
1
lik
6
Yale
:
gáu ngàuh yih fú j
ī
lihk
Cantonese Pinyin
:
gau
2
ngau
4
ji
6
fu
2
dzi
1
lik
9
Guangdong Romanization
:
geo
2
ngeo
4
yi
6
fu
2
ji
1
lig
6
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯
²¹
jiː²² fuː³⁵ t͡siː
⁵⁵
lɪk̚²/
Idiom
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九牛二虎之力
(
figurative
)
tremendous
strength
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:
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