牽著鼻子走

Chinese

		lead along	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	nose; snot; mucus	to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave
trad. (牽著鼻子走/牽着鼻子走)		牽	著/着	鼻子	走
simp. (牵着鼻子走)		牵	着	鼻子	走

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiān zhe bízǐ zǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄅㄧˊ ㄗˇ ㄗㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin¹ zoek⁶ bei⁶ zi² zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiān zhe bízǐ zǒu [Phonetic: qiānzhebízízǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄅㄧˊ ㄗˇ ㄗㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cian jhe̊ bízǐh zǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹ chê⁵ pi²-tzŭ³ tsou³
    • Yale: chyān je bí-dž dzǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chian .je byitzyy tzoou
    • Palladius: цянь чжэ бицзы цзоу (cjanʹ čžɛ biczy czou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə² pi³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin¹ zoek⁶ bei⁶ zi² zau²
    • Yale: hīn jeuhk beih jí jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin¹ dzoek⁹ bei⁶ dzi² dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin¹ zêg⁶ béi⁶ ji² zeo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚² pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

牽著鼻子走

1. (usually used in the passive with 被 (bèi)) to lead by the nose