伴君如伴虎

Chinese

{| style="clear: right;margin: 1em;border-collapse: collapse;text-align: center"

|- !

!

partner; companion; associate; to accompany; comrade

!

monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler

!as (if); such as

!

partner; companion; associate; to accompany; comrade

!tiger |- !simp. and trad.
(伴君如伴虎) | 伴 | 君 | 如 | 伴 | 虎 |}

Etymology

Literally: Accompanying one's sovereign can be like accompanying a tiger.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄣㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun⁶ gwan¹ jyu⁴ bun⁶ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄣㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bann jiun ru bann huu
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠n⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ pa̠n⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun⁶ gwan¹ jyu⁴ bun⁶ fu²
  - Yale: buhn gwān yùh buhn fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun⁶ gwan¹ jy⁴ bun⁶ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun⁶ guen¹ yu⁴ bun⁶ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn²² kʷɐn⁵⁵ jyː²¹ puːn²² fuː³⁵/

Proverb

伴君如伴虎

It can be dangerous to follow one's leader.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.