措手不及
Chinese
to deal with something; to handle something; to take care of something | to not do something in time; to be too late; to not reach | ||
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trad. (措手不及) | 措手 | 不及 | |
simp. #(措手不及) | 措手 | 不及 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cuòshǒubùjí
- Wade–Giles: tsʻo4-shou3-pu4-chi2
- Yale: tswò-shǒu-bù-jí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuohshooubujyi
- Palladius: цошоубуцзи (cošoubuczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6
- Yale: chou sáu bāt kahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsou3 sau2 bat7 kap9
- Guangdong Romanization: cou3 seo2 bed1 keb6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 措手不及
- to be caught unawares
- 我預將大兵蔭蔽集結於敵必經通路之側,乘敵運動之際,突然前進,包圍而攻擊之,打他一個措手不及,迅速解決戰鬥。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Wǒ yù jiāng dàbīng yìnbì jíjié yú dí bìjīng tōnglù zhī cè, chéng dí yùndòng zhī jì, tūrán qiánjìn, bāowéi ér gōngjī zhī, dǎ tā yīge cuòshǒubùjí, xùnsù jiějué zhàndòu. [Pinyin]
- We should concentrate a big force under cover beforehand alongside the route which the enemy is sure to take, and while he is on the move, advance suddenly to encircle and attack him before he knows what is happening, and thus quickly conclude the battle.
我预将大兵荫蔽集结于敌必经通路之侧,乘敌运动之际,突然前进,包围而攻击之,打他一个措手不及,迅速解决战斗。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 猝不及防 (cùbùjífáng)
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