多此一舉
See also: 多此一举
Chinese
many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
this; these | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
action, deed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (多此一舉) | 多 | 此 | 一 | 舉 | |
| simp. (多此一举) | 多 | 此 | 一 | 举 | |
Etymology
Literally, "to do one more action".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: duōcǐyījǔ [Phonetic: duōcǐyìjǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘˇ ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duocǐhyijyǔ
- Wade–Giles: to1-tzʻŭ3-i1-chü3
- Yale: dwō-tsž-yī-jyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duotsyyijeu
- Palladius: доцыицзюй (docyiczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: do1 ci2 jat1 geoi2
- Yale: dō chí yāt géui
- Cantonese Pinyin: do1 tsi2 jat7 goey2
- Guangdong Romanization: do1 qi2 yed1 gêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
多此一舉
- an extraneous move; a useless action
Synonyms
- 天下本無事，庸人自擾之 / 天下本无事，庸人自扰之 (tiānxià běn wúshì, yōngrén zì rǎo zhī)
- 庸人自擾 / 庸人自扰 (yōngrénzìrǎo)
- 畫蛇添足 / 画蛇添足 (huàshétiānzú)
- 脫褲子放屁 / 脱裤子放屁 (tuō kùzi fàngpì)
Derived terms
- 雨天澆地，多此一舉 / 雨天浇地，多此一举