按圖索驥
Chinese
- to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light ofdiagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chartto search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous trad. (按圖索驥) 按 圖 索 驥 simp. (按图索骥) 按 图 索 骥 Literally: “to look for a fine horse using only a picture”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anntwusuuojih
- IPA (key): /ˀa̠n⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: on3 tou4 saak3 kei3
- Yale: on tòuh saak kei
- Cantonese Pinyin: on3 tou4 saak8 kei3
- Guangdong Romanization: on3 tou4 sag3 kéi3
- IPA (key): /ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ sɑːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
按圖索驥
- (figuratively, pejorative) to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- (figuratively) to try and find something with the help of a clue
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