如臂使指

Chinese

		as (if); such as	arm	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (如臂使指)		如	臂	使	指
simp. ^#(如臂使指)		如	臂	使	指
Literally: “to be like the arm controlling the fingers”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rúbìshǐzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ bei³ si² zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rúbìshǐzhǐ [Phonetic: rúbìshízhǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rubihshyyjyy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rúbìshǐhjhǐh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ pi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ bei³ si² zi²
  - Yale: yùh bei sí jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ bei³ si² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ béi³ xi² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ pei̯³³ siː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

如臂使指

to control or handle someone/something effectively and easily

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