如臂使指

Chinese

		as (if); such as	arm	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (如臂使指)		如	臂	使	指
simp. #(如臂使指)		如	臂	使	指
Literally: “to be like the arm controlling the fingers”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúbìshǐzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ bei³ si² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúbìshǐzhǐ [Phonetic: rúbìshízhǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rúbìshǐhjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-pi⁴-shih³-chih³
    • Yale: rú-bì-shř-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rubihshyyjyy
    • Palladius: жубишичжи (žubišičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ pi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ bei³ si² zi²
    • Yale: yùh bei sí jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ bei³ si² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ béi³ xi² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ pei̯³³ siː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

如臂使指

1. to control or handle someone/something effectively and easily