涸轍之鮒

Chinese

		to dry; to dry up	rut; track; to remove rut; track; to remove; to withdraw	's; him/her/it; this	silver carp
trad. (涸轍之鮒)		涸	轍	之	鮒
simp. (涸辙之鲋)		涸	辙	之	鲋
Literally: “a carp trapped in a dry rut”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hézhézhīfù, héchèzhīfù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓㄈㄨˋ, ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄈㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kok³ cit³ zi¹ fu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hézhézhīfù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓㄈㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: héjhéjhihfù
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-chê²-chih¹-fu⁴
  - Yale: hé-jé-jr̄-fù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herjerjyfuh
  - Palladius: хэчжэчжифу (xɛčžɛčžifu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: héchèzhīfù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄈㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: héchèjhihfù
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-chʻê⁴-chih¹-fu⁴
  - Yale: hé-chè-jr̄-fù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herchehjyfuh
  - Palladius: хэчэчжифу (xɛčɛčžifu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kok³ cit³ zi¹ fu⁶
  - Yale: kok chit jī fuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kok⁸ tsit⁸ dzi¹ fu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kog³ qid³ ji¹ fu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²²/

Idiom

涸轍之鮒

(figurative) a person in a desperate situation; a person in a tight spot

Synonyms

涸轍之魚／涸辙之鱼
涸轍枯魚／涸辙枯鱼
涸轍窮魚／涸辙穷鱼
涸轍之枯／涸辙之枯
涸轍窮鱗／涸辙穷鳞

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