狗尾續貂

Chinese

		dog	tail	continue; replenish	sable; marten
trad. (狗尾續貂)		狗	尾	續	貂
simp. (狗尾续貂)		狗	尾	续	貂
Literally: “to add a dog tail to a sable”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǒuwěixùdiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² mei⁵ zuk⁶ diu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǒuwěixùdiāo [Phonetic: góuwěixùdiāo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒuwěisyùdiao
  - Wade–Giles: kou³-wei³-hsü⁴-tiao¹
  - Yale: gǒu-wěi-syù-dyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouwoeishiuhdiau
  - Palladius: гоувэйсюйдяо (gouvɛjsjujdjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕy⁵¹ tjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² mei⁵ zuk⁶ diu¹
  - Yale: gáu méih juhk dīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² mei⁵ dzuk⁹ diu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² méi⁵ zug⁶ diu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚² tiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

狗尾續貂

to write a bad sequel to a fine work

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