到火神廟求雨——找錯了門

Chinese

		to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	god of fire	temple; monastery	to pray for rain		to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb) to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb); to find; to seek; to return	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (到火神廟求雨——找錯了門)		到	火神	廟	求雨	——	找	錯	了	門
simp. (到火神庙求雨——找错了门)		到	火神	庙	求雨	——	找	错	了	门
Literally: “to go to the Fire God's temple to pray for rain - at the wrong place”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dào Huǒshén miào qiú yǔ, zhǎo cuò le mén

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩˇ , ㄓㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dào Huǒshén miào qiú yǔ, zhǎo cuò le mén
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩˇ , ㄓㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dào Huǒshén miào cióu yǔ, jhǎo cuò le̊ mén
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴ Huo³-shên² miao⁴ chʻiu² yü³, chao³ tsʻo⁴ lê⁵ mên²
    • Yale: dàu Hwǒ-shén myàu chyóu yǔ-, jǎu tswò le mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw Huooshern miaw chyou yeu, jao tsuoh .le men
    • Palladius: дао Хошэнь мяо цю юй, чжао цо лэ мэнь (dao Xošɛnʹ mjao cju juj, čžao co lɛ mɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ lə¹ mən³⁵/

Idiom

到火神廟求雨——找錯了門

1. to seek help at the wrong place