一丘之貉

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mound; hill; Confucius mound; hill; Confucius; given name	's; him/her/it; this	badger-like animal; name of a wild tribe; silent
simp. and trad. (一丘之貉)		一	丘	之	貉
Literally: “one hill's badgers”.

Etymology

First attested in Hanshu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīqiūzhīhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jau¹ zi¹ hok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīqiūzhīhé [Phonetic: yìqiūzhīhé]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yicioujhihhé
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻiu¹-chih¹-ho²
    • Yale: yī-chyōu-jr̄-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichioujyher
    • Palladius: ицючжихэ (icjučžixɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jau¹ zi¹ hok⁶
    • Yale: yāt yāu jī hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jau¹ dzi¹ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yeo¹ ji¹ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚²/

Noun

一丘之貉

1. (derogatory) people of the same ilk; birds of a feather