一丈差九尺

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	zhang (unit of measurement)	differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake	nine	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad. (一丈差九尺)		一	丈	差	九	尺
simp. ^#(一丈差九尺)		一	丈	差	九	尺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīzhàngchājiǔchǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄓㄤˋ ㄔㄚㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t tn̄g chha káu chhioh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīzhàngchājiǔchǐ [Phonetic: yízhàngchājiúchǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄓㄤˋ ㄔㄚㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yijhàngchajiǒuchǐh
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chang⁴-chʻa¹-chiu³-chʻih³
  - Yale: yī-jàng-chā-jyǒu-chř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijanqchajeouchyy
  - Palladius: ичжанчацзючи (ičžančaczjuči)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t tn̄g chha káu chhioh
  - Tâi-lô: tsi̍t tn̄g tsha káu tshioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cit dng zhaf kao chioiq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰa³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰioʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/

Idiom

一丈差九尺

(figurative) wide of the mark

References

“Entry #60004”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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