為叢驅雀

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	cluster; collection; collection of books cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket	to expel; to urge on; to drive to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly	bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (為叢驅雀/為叢敺雀)		為	叢	驅/敺	雀
simp. (为丛驱雀)		为	丛	驱	雀
alternative forms		為叢驅爵／為叢敺爵／为丛驱爵
Literally: “to drive the sparrows into the thickets”.

Etymology

See the etymology at 為淵驅魚，為叢驅雀.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèicóngqūquè

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèicóngqūquè
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèicóngcyucyuè
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-tsʻung²-chʻü¹-chʻüeh⁴
    • Yale: wèi-tsúng-chyū-chywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weytsorngchiuchiueh
    • Palladius: вэйцунцюйцюэ (vɛjcuncjujcjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

Idiom

為叢驅雀

1. (figuratively) to produce the exact opposite effect of what one wished
2. (figuratively, by extension) to drive one's allies or people to the side of the enemy

Synonyms

• 為淵驅魚，為叢驅雀／为渊驱鱼，为丛驱雀 (wèiyuānqūyú, wèicóngqūquè)