劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭
Chinese
| Liu Bei | to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
not have (dialectal) | to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent | ||||
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| trad. (劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭) | 劉備 | 借 | 荊州 | —— | 一 | 借 | 冇 | 回頭 | |
| simp. (刘备借荆州——一借冇回头) | 刘备 | 借 | 荆州 | —— | 一 | 借 | 冇 | 回头 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lau4 bei6-2 ze3 ging1 zau1, jat1 ze3 mou5 wui4 tau4
- Yale: làuh béi je gīng jāu, yāt je móuh wùih tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 bei6-2 dze3 ging1 dzau1, jat7 dze3 mou5 wui4 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: leo4 béi6-2 zé3 ging1 zeo1, yed1 zé3 mou5 wui4 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ pei̯²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɛː³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɛː³³ mou̯¹³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 劉備借荊州——有借無還 (“Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou—something borrowed will not be returned”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 劉備借荊州——有借無還, 劉備借荊州——有去無回 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 劉備借荊州——有借無還 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭, 劉備借荊州——有借冇回頭 |
| Hong Kong | 劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭, 劉備借荊州——一去冇回頭 | |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 劉備借荊州——免想還 |