精衛填海

See also: 精卫填海

Chinese

		Jingwei	to fill up the ocean; to reclaim land
trad. (精衛填海/精衞填海)		精衛/精衞	填海
simp. (精卫填海)		精卫	填海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngwèitiánhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ wai⁶ tin⁴ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngwèitiánhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingwèitiánhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-wei⁴-tʻien²-hai³
    • Yale: jīng-wèi-tyán-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingweytyanhae
    • Palladius: цзинвэйтяньхай (czinvɛjtjanʹxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ wai⁶ tin⁴ hoi²
    • Yale: jīng waih tìhn hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ wai⁶ tin⁴ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ wei⁶ tin⁴ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² tʰiːn²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 精衛填海

1. dogged determination