蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里

Chinese

		housefly; fly; low-ranking corrupt public employee	to add; to attach; to be close to to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached	thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous	tail	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to send; to devote; to deliver to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse
trad. (蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里)		蒼蠅	附	驥	尾	而	致	千里
simp. (苍蝇附骥尾而致千里)		苍蝇	附	骥	尾	而	致	千里
Literally: “The housefly on the tail of a noble steed travels a thousand miles.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāngying fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāngying fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ˙ㄧㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cangyi̊ng fù jì wěi ér jhìh cianlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻang¹-ying⁵ fu⁴ chi⁴ wei³ êrh² chih⁴ chʻien¹-li³
    • Yale: tsāng-ying fù jì wěi ér jr̀ chyān-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsang.ing fuh jih woei erl jyh chianlii
    • Palladius: цанъин фу цзи вэй эр чжи цяньли (canʺin fu czi vɛj er čži cjanʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ² fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里

1. a dwarf stands on the shoulders of giants

   Synonym: 蠅附驥尾而致千里 / 蝇附骥尾而致千里 (yíng fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ)