踏破鐵鞋無覓處
Chinese
to wear out iron shoes; to search high and low not have seek a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal withtrad. (踏破鐵鞋無覓處) 踏破鐵鞋 無 覓 處 simp. (踏破铁鞋无觅处) 踏破铁鞋 无 觅 处 Literally: “One can wear out iron shoes searching for something with no success.”
Etymology
Comes from the phrase: 踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tahpoh tiieshye wu mihchuh
- IPA (key): /tʰa̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3
- Yale: daahp po tit hàaih mòuh mihk chyu
- Cantonese Pinyin: daap9 po3 tit8 haai4 mou4 mik9 tsy3
- Guangdong Romanization: dab6 po3 tid3 hai4 mou4 mig6 qu3
- IPA (key): /tɑːp̚² pʰɔː³³ tʰiːt̚³ hɑːi̯²¹ mou̯²¹ mɪk̚² t͡ɕʰyː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
踏破鐵鞋無覓處
- (xiehouyu) One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.
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