頤指氣使
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Chinese[edit]
chin; cheek | to command; to order | temperament; attitude | to command; to order | ||
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trad. (頤指氣使) | 頤 | 指 | 氣 | 使 | |
simp. (颐指气使) | 颐 | 指 | 气 | 使 | |
Literally: “to command others with facial expressions”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yíjhǐhcìshǐh
- Wade–Giles: i2-chih3-chʻi4-shih3
- Yale: yí-jř-chì-shř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yijyychihshyy
- Palladius: ичжициши (ičžiciši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 zi2 hei3 si2
- Yale: yìh jí hei sí
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 dzi2 hei3 si2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 ji2 héi3 xi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ hei̯³³ siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
頤指氣使