無根之木,無源之水
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[edit]'s; him/her/it; this | tree; wood | without a source | 's; him/her/it; this | water; river | ||||
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trad. (無根之木,無源之水) | 無根 | 之 | 木 | , | 無源 | 之 | 水 | |
simp. (无根之木,无源之水) | 无根 | 之 | 木 | , | 无源 | 之 | 水 | |
Literally: “a tree without roots, water without a source”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄍㄣ ㄓ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúgen jhih mù, wúyuán jhih shuěi
- Wade–Giles: wu2-kên1 chih1 mu4, wu2-yüan2 chih1 shui3
- Yale: wú-gēn jr̄ mù-, wú-ywán jr̄ shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wugen jy muh, wuyuan jy shoei
- Palladius: угэнь чжи му, уюань чжи шуй (ugɛnʹ čži mu, ujuanʹ čži šuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ u³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]無根之木,無源之水
- (figuratively) Synonym of 無源之水,無本之木/无源之水,无本之木 (wúyuán zhī shuǐ, wúběn zhī mù, “baseless”)