壓倒駱駝的最後一根草

See also: 压倒骆驼的最后一根草

Chinese

		to overpower; to overwhelm	camel	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	final; last; ultimate final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end; ultimately	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	radical (chem.); root; basis	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (壓倒駱駝的最後一根草)		壓倒	駱駝	的	最後	一	根	草
simp. (压倒骆驼的最后一根草)		压倒	骆驼	的	最后	一	根	草

Etymology

Calque of English the straw that broke the camel's back.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yādǎo luòtuo de zuìhòu yī gēn cǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yādǎo luòtuo de zuìhòu yī gēn cǎo [Phonetic: yādǎo luòtuo de zuìhòu yì gēn cǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yadǎo luòtuo̊ de̊ zuèihòu yi gen cǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-tao³ lo⁴-tʻo⁵ tê⁵ tsui⁴-hou⁴ i¹ kên¹ tsʻao³
    • Yale: yā-dǎu lwò-two de dzwèi-hòu yī gēn tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iadao luoh.tuo .de tzueyhow i gen tsao
    • Palladius: ядао лото дэ цзуйхоу и гэнь цао (jadao loto dɛ czujxou i gɛnʹ cao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ d̥ə¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

壓倒駱駝的最後一根草

1. the straw that broke the camel's back