一不怕苦,二不怕死
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful |
two | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | |||||
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| trad. (一不怕苦,二不怕死) | 一 | 不怕 | 苦 | , | 二 | 不怕 | 死 | |
| simp. #(一不怕苦,二不怕死) | 一 | 不怕 | 苦 | , | 二 | 不怕 | 死 | |
Etymology
A slogan circulated in the People's Liberation Army and popularized by Mao Zedong.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): yī bùpà kǔ, èr bùpà sǐ
- (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄎㄨˇ , ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yī bùpà kǔ, èr bùpà sǐ [Phonetic: yī búpà kǔ, èr búpà sǐ]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄎㄨˇ , ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yi bùpà kǔ, èr bùpà sǐh
- Wade–Giles: i1 pu4-pʻa4 kʻu3, êrh4 pu4-pʻa4 ssŭ3
- Yale: yī bù-pà kǔ-, èr bù-pà sž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i bupah kuu, ell bupah syy
- Palladius: и бупа ку, эр бупа сы (i bupa ku, er bupa sy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Phrase
一不怕苦,二不怕死
- (officialese) to fear neither hardship nor death