孤燕不成夏
Chinese
| lone; lonely | swallow (bird); surname; place name | to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful | summer; Xia (proper name) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孤燕不成夏) | 孤 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 | |
| simp. #(孤燕不成夏) | 孤 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 | |
Etymology
Calque of English one swallow does not a summer make.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): gūyànbùchéngxià
- (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gūyànbùchéngxià
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guyànbùchéngsià
- Wade–Giles: ku1-yen4-pu4-chʻêng2-hsia4
- Yale: gū-yàn-bù-chéng-syà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guyannbucherngshiah
- Palladius: гуяньбучэнся (gujanʹbučɛnsja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
孤燕不成夏