愚公移山

Chinese

		{{n-g|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 move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	mountain; hill
trad. (愚公移山)		愚公	移	山
simp. #(愚公移山)		愚公	移	山
Literally: “the foolish man moves a mountain”.

Etymology

For more information, see the citations page.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúgōngyíshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yúgōngyíshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yugongyishan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúgongyíshan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• 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
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ säːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

愚公移山

1. to be resolute in one's endeavor, no matter what hardships one encounters

Citations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:愚公移山.

Descendants

• Japanese: 愚(ぐ)公(こう)山(やま)を移(うつ)す (gukō yama o utsusu)