精衛填海

See also: 精卫填海

Chinese

		Jingwei	to fill up the ocean; to reclaim land
trad. (精衛填海/精衞填海)		精衛/精衞	填海
simp. (精卫填海)		精卫	填海

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngwèitiánhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ wai⁶ tin⁴ hoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngwèitiánhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingwèitiánhǎi
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-wei⁴-tʻien²-hai³
  - Yale: jīng-wèi-tyán-hǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingweytyanhae
  - Palladius: цзинвэйтяньхай (czinvɛjtjanʹxaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ wai⁶ tin⁴ hoi²
  - Yale: jīng waih tìhn hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ wai⁶ tin⁴ hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ wei⁶ tin⁴ hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² tʰiːn²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

精衛填海

dogged determination

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