入木三分
Chinese
| to enter | tree; wood | three | to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (入木三分) | 入 | 木 | 三 | 分 | |
| simp. #(入木三分) | 入 | 木 | 三 | 分 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rùmùsānfēn
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rùmùsanfen
- Wade–Giles: ju4-mu4-san1-fên1
- Yale: rù-mù-sān-fēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhmuhsanfen
- Palladius: жумусаньфэнь (žumusanʹfɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jap6 muk6 saam1 fan1
- Yale: yahp muhk sāam fān
- Cantonese Pinyin: jap9 muk9 saam1 fan1
- Guangdong Romanization: yeb6 mug6 sam1 fen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐp̚² mʊk̚² saːm⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
入木三分
- written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound