皮之不存，毛將焉附

Chinese
leather; skin; fur 's; him/her/it; this not; no
 
exist; deposit; store
exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
 hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
 
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
 where; how
 
to add; to attach; to be close to
to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
trad. (皮之不存，毛將焉附) 皮 之 不 存 ， 毛 將 焉 附
simp. (皮之不存，毛将焉附) 皮 之 不 存 ， 毛 将 焉 附

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pí zhī bù cún, máo jiāng yān fù
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ , ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: pí zhī bù cún, máo jiāng yān fù
      • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ , ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: pí jhih bù cún, máo jiang yan fù
      • Wade–Giles: pʻi2 chih1 pu4 tsʻun2, mao2 chiang1 yen1 fu4
      • Yale: pí jr̄ bù tswún-, máu jyāng yān fù
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyi jy bu tswen, mau jiang ian fuh
      • Palladius: пи чжи бу цунь, мао цзян янь фу (pi čži bu cunʹ, mao czjan janʹ fu)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

Idiom

皮之不存，毛將焉附

  1. "the skin is gone; where will the fur go?"; referring to the loss of crucial foundations
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