丈八燈臺——照遠不照近

Chinese
zhang (unit of measurement) eight
 
base of a lamp; lamp base; lampstand
base of a lamp; lamp base; lampstand; lighthouse
 
according to; in accordance with; to shine
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 far; distant; remote not; no
 
according to; in accordance with; to shine
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 near; close (to); approximately
trad. (丈八燈臺——照遠不照近/丈八燈台——照遠不照近) 丈 八 燈臺/燈台 —— 照 遠 不 照 近
simp. (丈八灯台——照远不照近) 丈 八 灯台 —— 照 远 不 照 近
alternative forms 丈八燈臺——照得見人家，照不見自家／丈八灯台——照得见人家，照不见自家
丈八燈臺——照見人家，照不見自己／丈八灯台——照见人家，照不见自己
Literally: “1.8 zhang lampstand ― lighting up the far side but not the near side”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ , ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng6 baat3 dang1 toi4, ziu3 jyun5 bat1 ziu3 kan5
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn [Phonetic: zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ , ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàng ba dengtái, jhào yuǎn bù jhào jìn
      • Wade–Giles: chang4 pa1 têng1-tʻai2, chao4 yüan3 pu4 chao4 chin4
      • Yale: jàng bā dēng-tái-, jàu ywǎn bù jàu jìn
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janq ba dengtair, jaw yeuan buh bu jinn
      • Palladius: чжан ба дэнтай, чжао юань бу чжао цзинь (čžan ba dɛntaj, čžao juanʹ bu čžao czinʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

丈八燈臺——照遠不照近

  1. (xiehouyu) seeing other people's shortcomings but not one's own
    Synonyms: 燈臺不照自己／灯台不照自己 (dēngtái bù zhào zìjǐ), 燈臺不自照／灯台不自照 (dēngtái bù zì zhào)
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