千里之堤,潰於蟻穴
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[edit]'s; him/her/it; this | dike | be dispersed; break down | in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
ant colony; ant nest | ||||
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trad. (千里之堤,潰於蟻穴) | 千里 | 之 | 堤 | , | 潰 | 於 | 蟻穴 | |
simp. (千里之堤,溃于蚁穴) | 千里 | 之 | 堤 | , | 溃 | 于 | 蚁穴 | |
Literally: “a thousand-li dyke can collapse because of an ant colony”. |
Etymology
[edit]From Han Feizi, Chapter 21 (《韓非子·喻老》):
- 千丈之堤,以螻蟻之穴潰;百尺之室,以突隙之煙焚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version
- Qiān zhàng zhī dī, yǐ lóuyǐ zhī xué kuì; bǎi chǐ zhī shì, yǐ tū xì zhī yān fén. [Pinyin]
- A dike ten thousand feet long begins its crumbling with holes made by ants; a room one hundred feet square begins its burning with sparks of fire leaping through cracks of chimneys.
千丈之堤,以蝼蚁之穴溃;百尺之室,以突隙之烟焚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓ ㄉㄧ , ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cianlǐjhihdi, kuèiyúyǐsyué
- Wade–Giles: chʻien1-li3-chih1-ti1, kʻuei4-yü2-i3-hsüeh2
- Yale: chyān-lǐ-jr̄-dī-, kwèi-yú-yǐ-sywé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianliijydi, kueyyuyiishyue
- Palladius: цяньличжиди, куйюйисюэ (cjanʹličžidi, kujjujisjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓ ㄊㄧˊ , ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cianlǐjhihtí, kuèiyúyǐsyuè
- Wade–Giles: chʻien1-li3-chih1-tʻi2, kʻuei4-yü2-i3-hsüeh4
- Yale: chyān-lǐ-jr̄-tí-, kwèi-yú-yǐ-sywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianliijytyi, kueyyuyiishiueh
- Palladius: цяньличжити, куйюйисюэ (cjanʹličžiti, kujjujisjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin1 lei5 zi1 tai4, kui2 jyu1 ngai5 jyut6
- Yale: chīn léih jī tàih, kúi yū ngáih yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin1 lei5 dzi1 tai4, kui2 jy1 ngai5 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: qin1 léi5 ji1 tei4, kui2 yu1 ngei5 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ kʰuːi̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯¹³ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]千里之堤,潰於蟻穴
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