胼手胝足

Chinese

		callous on hand or foot	hand; convenient; ‑er	callous	foot; to be sufficient
trad. (胼手胝足)		胼	手	胝	足
simp. ^#(胼手胝足)		胼	手	胝	足
Literally: “callused hands and feet”.

Etymology

Intercalation of 胼胝 (piánzhī) and 手足 (shǒuzú).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): piánshǒuzhīzú

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄗㄨˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piánshǒuzhīzú
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄗㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piánshǒujhihzú
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien²-shou³-chih¹-tsu²
  - Yale: pyán-shǒu-jr̄-dzú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyanshooujytzwu
  - Palladius: пяньшоучжицзу (pjanʹšoučžiczu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵/

Idiom

胼手胝足

long toiling

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