囊中羞澀
Chinese
| sack | middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
shy; bashful | ||
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| trad. (囊中羞澀) | 囊 | 中 | 羞澀 | |
| simp. (囊中羞涩) | 囊 | 中 | 羞涩 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): nángzhōngxiūsè
- (Zhuyin): ㄋㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): nong4 zung1 sau1 gip3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nángzhōngxiūsè
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nángjhongsiousè
- Wade–Giles: nang2-chung1-hsiu1-sê4
- Yale: náng-jūng-syōu-sè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nangjongshiouseh
- Palladius: нанчжунсюсэ (nančžunsjusɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nong4 zung1 sau1 gip3
- Yale: nòhng jūng sāu gip
- Cantonese Pinyin: nong4 dzung1 sau1 gip8
- Guangdong Romanization: nong4 zung1 seo1 gib3
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
囊中羞澀
- to have financial difficulties