子虛烏有
Chinese
nonexistent thing | nonexistent person or thing; naught; nothing | ||
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trad. (子虛烏有) | 子虛 | 烏有 | |
simp. (子虚乌有) | 子虚 | 乌有 |
Etymology
Two fictional characters in (deprecated template usage) 子虛賦.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄒㄩ ㄨ ㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhsyuwuyǒu
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-hsü1-wu1-yu3
- Yale: dž-syū-wū-yǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyshiuuyeou
- Palladius: цзысюйую (czysjujuju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 heoi1 wu1 jau5
- Yale: jí hēui wū yáuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 hoey1 wu1 jau5
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 hêu1 wu1 yeo5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 子虛烏有