孔夫子搬家——淨是書

孔夫子搬家——淨是書

See also: 孔夫子搬家一一净是书

Chinese

		Confucius	to move house; to move to a new home		clean; completely; only	be; yes; this	book; letter
trad. (孔夫子搬家——淨是書)		孔夫子	搬家	——	淨	是	書
simp. (孔夫子搬家一一净是书)		孔夫子	搬家	一一	净	是	书

Etymology

淨是書 ("everything is just books") is a pun on 盡是輸 ("to have always lost").

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒngfūzǐ bānjiā, jìng shì shū

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄨ ㄗˇ ㄅㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒngfūzǐ bānjiā, jìng shì shū
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄨ ㄗˇ ㄅㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongfutzyy banjia, jinq shyh shu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒngfuzǐh banjia, jìng shìh shu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pän⁵⁵ t͡ɕjä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

Idiom

孔夫子搬家——淨是書

1. to have always lost and never won a single time