蠅附驥尾而致千里

Chinese

		fly; musca	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. (蠅附驥尾而致千里)		蠅	附	驥	尾	而	致	千里
simp. (蝇附骥尾而致千里)		蝇	附	骥	尾	而	致	千里
Literally: “The fly on the tail of a noble steed travels a thousand miles.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yíng fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yíng fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yíng fù jì wěi ér jhìh cianlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: ying² fu⁴ chi⁴ wei³ êrh² chih⁴ chʻien¹-li³
    • Yale: yíng fù jì wěi ér jr̀ chyān-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yng fuh jih woei erl jyh chianlii
    • Palladius: ин фу цзи вэй эр чжи цяньли (in fu czi vɛj er čži cjanʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

蠅附驥尾而致千里

1. a dwarf stands on the shoulders of giants

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