李代桃僵

Chinese

		surname; plum	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	peach	rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
simp. and trad. (李代桃僵)		李	代	桃	僵
Literally: “the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǐdàitáojiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǐdàitáojiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liidaytaurjiang
  - IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹
  - Yale: léih doih tòuh gēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ gêng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ tɔːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

李代桃僵

to substitute one for another
to carry the can for someone; to take punishment in place of someone

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