虎落平陽被犬欺

Chinese

		tiger	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	plain; field; Pingyang County	by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear	dog	take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
trad. (虎落平陽被犬欺)		虎	落	平陽	被	犬	欺
simp. (虎落平阳被犬欺)		虎	落	平阳	被	犬	欺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǔ luò píngyáng bèi quǎn qī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² lok⁶ ping⁴ joeng⁴ bei⁶ hyun² hei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǔ luò píngyáng bèi quǎn qī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǔ luò píngyáng bèi cyuǎn ci
    • Wade–Giles: hu³ lo⁴ pʻing²-yang² pei⁴ chʻüan³ chʻi¹
    • Yale: hǔ lwò píng-yáng bèi chywǎn chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huu luoh pyngyang bey cheuan chi
    • Palladius: ху ло пинъян бэй цюань ци (xu lo pinʺjan bɛj cjuanʹ ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu² lok⁶ ping⁴ joeng⁴ bei⁶ hyun² hei¹
    • Yale: fú lohk pìhng yèuhng beih hyún hēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu² lok⁹ ping⁴ joeng⁴ bei⁶ hyn² hei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu² log⁶ ping⁴ yêng⁴ béi⁶ hün² héi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ lɔːk̚² pʰɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² hyːn³⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

1. a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity

See also

• 落水的鳳凰不如雞／落水的凤凰不如鸡 (luòshuǐ de fènghuáng bùrú jī)