黔驢之技

Chinese

		prefecture of Qian	donkey	's; him/her/it; this	skill
trad. (黔驢之技)		黔	驢	之	技
simp. (黔驴之技)		黔	驴	之	技
Literally: “tricks of the donkey in the prefecture of Qian”.

Etymology

See 黔驢技窮／黔驴技穷 (qiánlǘjìqióng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánlǘzhījì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄓㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kim⁴ lou⁴ zi¹ gei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánlǘzhījì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄓㄐㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanliujyjih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánlyújhihjì
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn˧˥ ly˧˥ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩˥ t͡ɕi˥˩/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kim⁴ lou⁴ zi¹ gei⁶
  - Yale: kìhm lòuh jī geih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kim⁴ lou⁴ dzi¹ gei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kim⁴ lou⁴ ji¹ géi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰiːm˨˩ lou̯˨˩ t͡siː˥ kei̯˨/

Idiom

黔驢之技

(figuratively) one's limited abilities

See also

黔驢技窮／黔驴技穷 (qiánlǘjìqióng)

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