無顏見江東父老

Chinese

		to not have face; to feel ashamed	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	east of the river; the south bank of the Yangtze River between Wuhu and Nanjing; area south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze	elder
trad. (無顏見江東父老)		無顏	見	江東	父老
simp. (无颜见江东父老)		无颜	见	江东	父老

Etymology

See 無面目見江東父老／无面目见江东父老 (wú miànmù jiàn Jiāngdōng fùlǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúyán jiàn jiāngdōng fùlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄉㄨㄥㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ ngaan⁴ gin³ gong¹ dung¹ fu⁶ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúyán jiàn jiāngdōng fùlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄉㄨㄥㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúyán jiàn jiangdong fùlǎo
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-yen² chien⁴ chiang¹-tung¹ fu⁴-lao³
  - Yale: wú-yán jyàn jyāng-dūng fù-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyan jiann jiangdong fuhlao
  - Palladius: уянь цзянь цзяндун фулао (ujanʹ czjanʹ czjandun fulao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ ngaan⁴ gin³ gong¹ dung¹ fu⁶ lou⁵
  - Yale: mòuh ngàahn gin gōng dūng fuh lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ ngaan⁴ gin³ gong¹ dung¹ fu⁶ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ngan⁴ gin³ gong¹ dung¹ fu⁶ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ ŋaːn²¹ kiːn³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː²² lou̯¹³/

Idiom

無顏見江東父老

to be ashamed of one's failures; to be ashamed to face people in one's hometown because of one's failures

Synonyms

無面目見江東父老／无面目见江东父老 (wú miànmù jiàn Jiāngdōng fùlǎo)

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