sororal nephew; grandson
beat; strike; breakbeat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
Chinese lantern
to remain the same; to be as before; as alwaysto remain the same; to be as before; as always; as before
trad. (外甥打燈籠——照舊)
外甥
打
燈籠
——
照舊
simp. (外甥打灯笼——照旧)
外甥
打
灯笼
——
照旧
Literally: “nephew carries a lantern ― to be as before”.
Etymology
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照舊／照旧 (zhàojiù, “to be as before”) is a pun on the homophone 照舅 (zhào jiù, “to shine on one's maternal uncle”).
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng, zhàojiù
(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ , ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Mandarin
(Standard Chinese)+
Hanyu Pinyin: wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng, zhàojiù
Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ , ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Tongyong Pinyin: wàisheng dǎ denglóng, jhàojiòu
Wade–Giles: wai4-shêng1 ta3 têng1-lung2, chao4-chiu4
Yale: wài-shēng dǎ dēng-lúng-, jàu-jyòu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waysheng daa denglong, jawjiow
Palladius: вайшэн да дэнлун, чжаоцзю (vajšɛn da dɛnlun, čžaoczju)
Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Idiom
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外甥打燈籠——照舊
to remain the same; to be as before