十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

Chinese
fifteen; 15 (a measure word); individual well-bucket; river-bucket to draw water; to copulate seven
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 eight
 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (十五個吊桶打水——七上八下) 十五 個 吊桶 打水 —— 七 上 八 下
simp. (十五个吊桶打水——七上八下) 十五 个 吊桶 打水 —— 七 上 八 下
Literally: “Fifteen buckets draw water from the well—seven buckets aboveground, eight below ground.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ, qīshàngbāxià
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ , ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ, qīshàngbāxià [Phonetic: shíwǔgèdiàotóngdáshuǐ,qīshàngbāxià]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ , ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuěi, cishàngbasià
      • Wade–Giles: shih2-wu3 ko4 tiao4-tʻung3 ta3-shui3, chʻi1-shang4-pa1-hsia4
      • Yale: shŕ-wǔ gè dyàu-tǔng dǎ-shwěi-, chī-shàng-bā-syà
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrwuu geh diawtoong daashoei, chichibaba
      • Palladius: шиу гэ дяотун дашуй, цишанбася (šiu gɛ djaotun dašuj, cišanbasja)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Idiom

十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

  1. to be nervous; to be anxious
    Synonym: 十五個吊桶打水／十五个吊桶打水 (shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ)
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