一朵鮮花插在牛糞上

Chinese

 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 M for flowers fresh flower
 
insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
 
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 cow dung
 
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (一朵鮮花插在牛糞上) 一 朵 鮮花 插 在 牛糞 上
simp. (一朵鲜花插在牛粪上) 一 朵 鲜花 插 在 牛粪 上
Literally: “A flower stuck into a pile of cow dung.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng6, jat1 doe2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng6
      • Yale: yāt dó sīn fā chaap joih ngàuh fan seuhng, yāt déu sīn fā chaap joih ngàuh fan seuhng
      • Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 do2 sin1 faa1 tsaap8 dzoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng6, jat7 doe2 sin1 faa1 tsaap8 dzoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng6
      • Guangdong Romanization: yed1 do2 xin1 fa1 cab3 zoi6 ngeo4 fen3 sêng6, yed1 dê2 xin1 fa1 cab3 zoi6 ngeo4 fen3 sêng6
      • IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ tɔː³⁵ siːn⁵⁵ fɑː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑːp̚³ t͡sɔːi̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ fɐn³³ sœːŋ²²/, /jɐt̚⁵ tœː³⁵ siːn⁵⁵ fɑː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑːp̚³ t͡sɔːi̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ fɐn³³ sœːŋ²²/

Idiom

一朵鮮花插在牛糞上

  1. a beautiful or talented woman marries an ugly or untalented husband

Synonyms

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