死諸葛走生仲達

Chinese
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 Zhuge Liang
 
to walk; to go; to move
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 courtesy name of Sima Yi
trad. (死諸葛走生仲達) 死 諸葛 走 生 仲達
simp. (死诸葛走生仲达) 死 诸葛 走 生 仲达
Literally: “Deceased Zhu Geliang scares away Sima Yi”.

Etymology

From Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions during the Three Kingdoms period. At his fifth expedition, Zhuge Liang, who served as the imperial chancellor of Shu Han, died. Shu Han's expedition force retreated without announcing Zhuge Liang's death. His opponent, Cao Wei general Sima Yi, was unaware of Zhuge Liang's death and suspected the sudden retreat as a plot, thus unable to pursue Shu Han forces.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sǐ zhūgé zǒu shēng zhòngdá
    (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐ zhūgé zǒu shēng zhòngdá
      • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐh jhugé zǒu sheng jhòngdá
      • Wade–Giles: ssŭ3 chu1-ko2 tsou3 shêng1 chung4-ta2
      • Yale: sž jū-gé dzǒu shēng jùng-dá
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syy juger tzoou sheng jonqdar
      • Palladius: сы чжугэ цзоу шэн чжунда (sy čžugɛ czou šɛn čžunda)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ tä³⁵/

Idiom

死諸葛走生仲達

  1. to deter someone else using cheap, low-skill tricks by a clever person
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.