伸手不見五指
See also: 伸手不见五指
Chinese
| to extend out one's hand; to ask for charity; to ask for handouts | not; no | to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
the five fingers; fingers | ||
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| trad. (伸手不見五指) | 伸手 | 不 | 見 | 五指 | |
| simp. (伸手不见五指) | 伸手 | 不 | 见 | 五指 | |
| Literally: “cannot see five fingers in front of you”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ
- (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēnshǒu bù jiàn wǔzhǐ [Phonetic: shēnshǒubújiànwúzhǐ]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄓˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shenshǒu bù jiàn wǔjhǐh
- Wade–Giles: shên1-shou3 pu4 chien4 wu3-chih3
- Yale: shēn-shǒu bù jyàn wǔ-jř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshoou bu jiann wuujyy
- Palladius: шэньшоу бу цзянь учжи (šɛnʹšou bu czjanʹ učži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
伸手不見五指
- pitch black; can't see your hand in front of you