按圖索驥
Chinese
to press (with the hand); to push; to control to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of |
diagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart |
to search; to demand; to ask to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated |
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous | ||
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trad. (按圖索驥) | 按 | 圖 | 索 | 驥 | |
simp. (按图索骥) | 按 | 图 | 索 | 骥 | |
Literally: “to look for a fine horse using only a picture”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: àntúsuǒjì
- Wade–Giles: an4-tʻu2-so3-chi4
- Yale: àn-tú-swǒ-jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anntwusuoojih
- Palladius: аньтусоцзи (anʹtusoczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: on3 tou4 saak3 kei3
- Yale: on tòuh saak kei
- Cantonese Pinyin: on3 tou4 saak8 kei3
- Guangdong Romanization: on3 tou4 sag3 kéi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ saːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
按圖索驥
- (figurative, derogatory) to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- (figurative) to try and find something with the help of a clue
Categories:
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Cantonese lemmas
- Chinese idioms
- Mandarin idioms
- Cantonese idioms
- Chinese chengyu
- Mandarin chengyu
- Cantonese chengyu
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 按
- Chinese terms spelled with 圖
- Chinese terms spelled with 索
- Chinese terms spelled with 驥
- Chinese derogatory terms