矮人觀場

Chinese

		dwarf; pygmy	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	courtyard; open space; place courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (矮人觀場)		矮人	觀	場
simp. (矮人观场)		矮人	观	场
Literally: “a dwarf observing the scene”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ǎirénguānchǎng, ǎirénguāncháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˇ, ㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ǎirénguānchǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ǎirénguanchǎng
    • Wade–Giles: ai³-jên²-kuan¹-chʻang³
    • Yale: ǎi-rén-gwān-chǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aerenguanchaang
    • Palladius: айжэньгуаньчан (ajžɛnʹguanʹčan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ǎirénguāncháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ǎirénguancháng
    • Wade–Giles: ai³-jên²-kuan¹-chʻang²
    • Yale: ǎi-rén-gwān-cháng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aerenguancharng
    • Palladius: айжэньгуаньчан (ajžɛnʹguanʹčan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

Idiom

矮人觀場

1. to blindly follow others' opinions

   Synonym: 矮子看戲／矮子看戏 (ǎizikànxì)