虎落平陽被犬欺

Chinese

		tiger	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	plain; field; Pingyang County	by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear	dog	take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
trad. (虎落平陽被犬欺)		虎	落	平陽	被	犬	欺
simp. (虎落平阳被犬欺)		虎	落	平阳	被	犬	欺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǔ luò píngyáng bèi quǎn qī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² lok⁶ ping⁴ joeng⁴ bei⁶ hyun² hei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǔ luò píngyáng bèi quǎn qī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǔ luò píngyáng bèi cyuǎn ci
  - Wade–Giles: hu³ lo⁴ pʻing²-yang² pei⁴ chʻüan³ chʻi¹
  - Yale: hǔ lwò píng-yáng bèi chywǎn chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huu luoh pyngyang bey cheuan chi
  - Palladius: ху ло пинъян бэй цюань ци (xu lo pinʺjan bɛj cjuanʹ ci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² lok⁶ ping⁴ joeng⁴ bei⁶ hyun² hei¹
  - Yale: fú lohk pìhng yèuhng beih hyún hēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² lok⁹ ping⁴ joeng⁴ bei⁶ hyn² hei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² log⁶ ping⁴ yêng⁴ béi⁶ hün² héi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ lɔːk̚² pʰɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² hyːn³⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

虎落平陽被犬欺

a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity

See also

落水的鳳凰不如雞／落水的凤凰不如鸡 (luòshuǐ de fènghuáng bùrú jī)

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