愚公移山
Chinese[edit]
A character portrayed in the text Liezi: an old man who was determined to move a mountain. See. to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to removemountain; hill simp. and trad.
(愚公移山)愚公 移 山 Literally: “the foolish man moves a mountain”.
Etymology[edit]
For more information, see the citations page.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yugongyishan
- IPA (key): /y³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵ ʂa̠n⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 gung1 ji4 saan1
- Yale: yùh gūng yìh sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 gung1 ji4 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 gung1 yi4 san1
- IPA (key): /jyː²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ sɑːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom[edit]
愚公移山
Citations[edit]
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:愚公移山.