折衝樽俎

Chinese

		to repulse an enemy; to negotiate	banquet table; cups and stands
trad. (折衝樽俎)		折衝	樽俎
simp. (折冲樽俎)		折冲	樽俎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhéchōngzūnzǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥㄗㄨㄣㄗㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ cung¹ zeon¹ zo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhéchōngzūnzǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥㄗㄨㄣㄗㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhéchongzunzǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chê²-chʻung¹-tsun¹-tsu³
  - Yale: jé-chūng-dzwūn-dzǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerchongtzuentzuu
  - Palladius: чжэчунцзуньцзу (čžɛčunczunʹczu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ cung¹ zeon¹ zo²
  - Yale: jit chūng jēun jó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ tsung¹ dzoen¹ dzo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ cung¹ zên¹ zo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵/

Idiom

折衝樽俎

(literally) to stop the enemy at the banquet table
(figurative) to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions

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