添磚加瓦
Chinese
| to add; to increase; to replenish | brick | to add; plus | tile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (添磚加瓦) | 添 | 磚 | 加 | 瓦 | |
| simp. (添砖加瓦) | 添 | 砖 | 加 | 瓦 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): tiānzhuānjiāwǎ
- (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄚˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tim1 zyun1 gaa1 ngaa5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiānzhuānjiāwǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianjhuanjiawǎ
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-chuan1-chia1-wa3
- Yale: tyān-jwān-jyā-wǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianjuanjiawoa
- Palladius: тяньчжуаньцзява (tjanʹčžuanʹczjava)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tim1 zyun1 gaa1 ngaa5
- Yale: tīm jyūn gā ngáh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tim1 dzyn1 gaa1 ngaa5
- Guangdong Romanization: tim1 jun1 ga1 nga5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
添磚加瓦
- to contribute meagerly to a cause; to do one's bit