一丘之貉

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mound; hill; Confucius mound; hill; Confucius; given name	's; him/her/it; this	badger-like animal; name of a wild tribe; silent
simp. and trad. (一丘之貉)		一	丘	之	貉
Literally: “one hill's badgers”.

Etymology

First attested in Hanshu.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīqiūzhīhé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄑㄧㄡㄓㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jau¹ zi¹ hok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīqiūzhīhé [Phonetic: yìqiūzhīhé]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄑㄧㄡㄓㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yicioujhihhé
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻiu¹-chih¹-ho²
  - Yale: yī-chyōu-jr̄-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichioujyher
  - Palladius: ицючжихэ (icjučžixɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jau¹ zi¹ hok⁶
  - Yale: yāt yāu jī hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jau¹ dzi¹ hok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yeo¹ ji¹ hog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚²/

Noun

一丘之貉

(derogatory) people of the same ilk; birds of a feather

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