李代桃僵

Chinese

		surname; plum	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	peach	rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
trad. (李代桃僵)		李	代	桃	僵
simp. #(李代桃僵)		李	代	桃	僵
Literally: “the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐdàitáojiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐdàitáojiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐdàitáojiang
    • Wade–Giles: li³-tai⁴-tʻao²-chiang¹
    • Yale: lǐ-dài-táu-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liidaytaurjiang
    • Palladius: лидайтаоцзян (lidajtaoczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹
    • Yale: léih doih tòuh gēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ gêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ tɔːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

李代桃僵

1. to substitute one for another
2. to carry the can for someone; to take punishment in place of someone