鞭長莫及

Chinese

a whip or lash; to flog; slash or whip
 
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 do not; there is none who to reach; and
trad. (鞭長莫及) 鞭 長 莫 及
simp. (鞭长莫及) 鞭 长 莫 及
Literally: “the whip, although long, cannot reach”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pian-tiông-bo̍k-ki̍p
      • Tâi-lô: pian-tiông-bo̍k-ki̍p
      • Phofsit Daibuun: piendiongbogkip
      • IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn³³ tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴⁻²² kip̚²⁴/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kip̚¹²¹/
      • IPA (Taipei): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/

Idiom

鞭長莫及

  1. beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help
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