蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里

Chinese
housefly; fly; low-ranking corrupt employee
 
to add; to attach; to be close to
to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
 thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous tail
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
to send; to devote; to deliver
to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey
 
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse
one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
trad. (蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里) 蒼蠅 附 驥 尾 而 致 千里
simp. (苍蝇附骥尾而致千里) 苍蝇 附 骥 尾 而 致 千里
Literally: “The housefly on the tail of a noble steed travels a thousand miles.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cāngying fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: cāngying fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: cangyi̊ng fù jì wěi ér jhìh cianlǐ
      • Wade–Giles: tsʻang1-ying5 fu4 chi4 wei3 êrh2 chih4 chʻien1-li3
      • Yale: tsāng-ying fù jì wěi ér jr̀ chyān-lǐ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsang.ing fuh jih woei erl jyh chianlii
      • Palladius: цанъин фу цзи вэй эр чжи цяньли (canʺin fu czi vɛj er čži cjanʹli)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ² fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里

  1. a dwarf stands on the shoulders of giants
    Synonym: 蠅附驥尾而致千里／蝇附骥尾而致千里 (yíng fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ)
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