有眼無珠
Chinese
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
eye | not have | pearl; bead | ||
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trad. (有眼無珠) | 有 | 眼 | 無 | 珠 | |
simp. (有眼无珠) | 有 | 眼 | 无 | 珠 | |
alternative forms | 有目無珠/有目无珠 有眼無瞳/有眼无瞳 肉眼無珠/肉眼无珠 眼內無珠/眼内无珠 盲眼無珠/盲眼无珠 | ||||
Literally: “have an eye, but not an eyeball”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyǎnwújhu
- Wade–Giles: yu3-yen3-wu2-chu1
- Yale: yǒu-yǎn-wú-jū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyeanwuju
- Palladius: юяньучжу (jujanʹučžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau5 ngaan5 mou4 zyu1
- Yale: yáuh ngáahn mòuh jyū
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau5 ngaan5 mou4 dzy1
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo5 ngan5 mou4 ju1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯¹³ ŋaːn¹³ mou̯²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 有眼無珠