外國的月亮比較圓
Chinese
| foreign country | really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of |
moon; the Moon | circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify | |||
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| trad. (外國的月亮比較圓) | 外國 | 的 | 月亮 | 比較 | 圓 | |
| simp. (外国的月亮比较圆) | 外国 | 的 | 月亮 | 比较 | 圆 | |
| Literally: “The moon in foreign countries is rounder”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàiguó de yuèliang bǐjiào yuán
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàiguó de̊ yuèliång bǐjiào yuán
- Wade–Giles: wai4-kuo2 tê5 yüeh4-liang5 pi3-chiao4 yüan2
- Yale: wài-gwó de ywè-lyang bǐ-jyàu ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygwo .de yueh.liang biijiaw yuan
- Palladius: вайго дэ юэлян бицзяо юань (vajgo dɛ jueljan biczjao juanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ ɥɛ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàiguó de yuèliàng bǐjiào yuán
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàiguó de̊ yuèliàng bǐjiào yuán
- Wade–Giles: wai4-kuo2 tê5 yüeh4-liang4 pi3-chiao4 yüan2
- Yale: wài-gwó de ywè-lyàng bǐ-jyàu ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygwo .de yuehlianq biijiaw yuan
- Palladius: вайго дэ юэлян бицзяо юань (vajgo dɛ jueljan biczjao juanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
外國的月亮比較圓
- the grass is always greener on the other side (used when comparing one's own country and foreign countries)