皮之不存，毛將焉附

皮之不存，毛將焉附

Chinese

		leather; skin; fur	's; him/her/it; this	not; no	exist; deposit; store exist; deposit; store; keep; survive		hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	where; how	to add; to attach; to be close to to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
trad. (皮之不存，毛將焉附)		皮	之	不	存	，	毛	將	焉	附
simp. (皮之不存，毛将焉附)		皮	之	不	存	，	毛	将	焉	附

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pí zhī bù cún, máo jiāng yān fù

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ, ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pí zhī bù cún, máo jiāng yān fù
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ, ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pí jhih bù cún, máo jiang yan fù
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi² chih¹ pu⁴ tsʻun²- mao² chiang¹ yen¹ fu⁴
    • Yale: pí jr̄ bù tswún-, máu jyāng yān fù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyi jy bu tswen, mau jiang ian fuh
    • Palladius: пи чжи бу цунь, мао цзян янь фу (pi čži bu cunʹ, mao czjan janʹ fu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰwən³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

Idiom

皮之不存，毛將焉附

1. "the skin is gone; where will the fur go?"; referring to the loss of crucial foundations