哀莫大於心死
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See also: 哀莫大于心死
Chinese[edit]
sorrow; grief; pity sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament |
do not; there is none who | to be greater than; to be bigger than | heart; mind | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | ||
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trad. (哀莫大於心死) | 哀 | 莫 | 大於 | 心 | 死 | |
simp. (哀莫大于心死) | 哀 | 莫 | 大于 | 心 | 死 | |
Literally: “Nothing is more lamentable than a dead heart.” |
Etymology[edit]
From Zhuangzi, chapter 21 (Tian Zifang):
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄞ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ai mò dàyú sin sǐh
- Wade–Giles: ai1 mo4 ta4-yü2 hsin1 ssŭ3
- Yale: āi mwò dà-yú syīn sž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ai moh dahyu shin syy
- Palladius: ай мо даюй синь сы (aj mo dajuj sinʹ sy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2
- Yale: ōi mohk daaih yū sām séi
- Cantonese Pinyin: oi1 mok9 daai6 jy1 sam1 sei2
- Guangdong Romanization: oi1 mog6 dai6 yu1 sem1 séi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² taːi̯²² jyː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb[edit]
哀莫大於心死