諸葛亮借東風

See also: 诸葛亮借东风

Chinese

		Zhuge Liang	to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	easterly; spring wind
trad. (諸葛亮借東風)		諸葛亮	借	東風
simp. (诸葛亮借东风)		诸葛亮	借	东风
Literally: “Zhuge Liang uses the wind to put out a fire”.

Etymology

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang utilizes the east wind to send burning ships into the ships of Cao Cao's invading forces.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhūgě Liàng jiè dōngfēng, Zhūgé Liàng jiè dōngfēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ, ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶ ze³ dung¹ fung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūgě Liàng jiè dōngfēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhugě Liàng jiè dongfong
    • Wade–Giles: Chu¹-ko³ Liang⁴ chieh⁴ tung¹-fêng¹
    • Yale: Jū-gě Lyàng jyè dūng-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jugee Lianq jieh dongfeng
    • Palladius: Чжугэ Лян цзе дунфэн (Čžugɛ Ljan cze dunfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūgé Liàng jiè dōngfēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhugé Liàng jiè dongfong
    • Wade–Giles: Chu¹-ko² Liang⁴ chieh⁴ tung¹-fêng¹
    • Yale: Jū-gé Lyàng jyè dūng-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Juger Lianq jieh dongfeng
    • Palladius: Чжугэ Лян цзе дунфэн (Čžugɛ Ljan cze dunfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶ ze³ dung¹ fung¹
    • Yale: jyū got leuhng je dūng fūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ got⁸ loeng⁶ dze³ dung¹ fung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ god³ lêng⁶ zé³ dung¹ fung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²² t͡sɛː³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

諸葛亮借東風

1. a brilliant plan

See also

• 諸葛亮借東風——神機妙算／诸葛亮借东风——神机妙算 (Zhūgě Liàng jiè dōngfēng, shénjīmiàosuàn)