孤燕不成夏
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Chinese[edit]
lone; lonely | swallow (bird); surname; place name | to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful | summer; Xia (proper name) | ||
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trad. (孤燕不成夏) | 孤 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 | |
simp. #(孤燕不成夏) | 孤 | 燕 | 不成 | 夏 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of English one swallow does not a summer make.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guyànbùchéngsià
- Wade–Giles: ku1-yen4-pu4-chʻêng2-hsia4
- Yale: gū-yàn-bù-chéng-syà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guyannbucherngshiah
- Palladius: гуяньбучэнся (gujanʹbučɛnsja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom[edit]
孤燕不成夏