莫之與京

Chinese

		do not; there is none who	's; him/her/it; this	and; to give; together with and; to give; together with; take part in; (interrog. part.)	capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
trad. (莫之與京)		莫	之	與	京
simp. (莫之与京)		莫	之	与	京

Etymology

From the Commentary of Zuo:

有媯之後，將育于姜，五世其昌，並于正卿，八世之後，莫之與京。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

有妫之后，将育于姜，五世其昌，并于正卿，八世之后，莫之与京。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

Yǒuguī zhīhòu, jiāng yù yú Jiāng, wǔshìqíchāng, bìng yú zhèngqīng, bā shì zhīhòu, mòzhīyǔjīng. [Pinyin]

The posterity of this scion of the Gui [surname of the House of Chen] will be nourished among the Jiang [surname of the House of Qi]. In five generations they will be prosperous, and the highest ministers in Qi; in eight, there will be none to compare with them for greatness.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mòzhīyǔjīng
(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mok⁶ zi¹ jyu⁵ ging¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mòzhīyǔjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mòjhihyǔjing
  - Wade–Giles: mo⁴-chih¹-yü³-ching¹
  - Yale: mwò-jr̄-yǔ-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohjyyeujing
  - Palladius: мочжиюйцзин (močžijujczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mwɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mok⁶ zi¹ jyu⁵ ging¹
  - Yale: mohk jī yúh gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mok⁹ dzi¹ jy⁵ ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mog⁶ ji¹ yu⁵ ging¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ jyː¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

莫之與京

(literary) to be incomparably large