白刀子進去,紅刀子出來
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Chinese[edit]
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
small knife; pocketknife; knife | red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
small knife; pocketknife; knife | to go from inside to outside; to come out | ||||
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trad. (白刀子進去,紅刀子出來) | 白 | 刀子 | 進去 | , | 紅 | 刀子 | 出來 | |
simp. (白刀子进去,红刀子出来) | 白 | 刀子 | 进去 | , | 红 | 刀子 | 出来 | |
Literally: “white knife goes in, red knife comes out”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ , ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bái daozi̊h jìncyù, hóng daozi̊h chulái
- Wade–Giles: pai2 tao1-tzŭ5 chin4-chʻü4, hung2 tao1-tzŭ5 chʻu1-lai2
- Yale: bái dāu-dz jìn-chyù-, húng dāu-dz chū-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bair dau.tzy jinnchiuh, horng dau.tzy chulai
- Palladius: бай даоцзы цзиньцюй, хун даоцзы чулай (baj daoczy czinʹcjuj, xun daoczy čulaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom[edit]
白刀子進去,紅刀子出來
- (colloquial) to kill; to murder