蛛絲馬跡

蛛絲馬跡

Chinese

			horse; surname	footprint; mark; trace footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication
trad. (蛛絲馬跡)		蛛絲	馬	跡
simp. (蛛丝马迹)		蛛丝	马	迹
Literally: “spider's thread and horse track”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhūsīmǎjì, zhūsīmǎjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧˋ, ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ si¹ maa⁵ zik¹
• Min Nan (POJ): tu-si-má-jiah

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhūsīmǎjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jusymaajih
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhūsīmǎjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jusymaaji
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹ si¹ maa⁵ zik¹
    • Yale: jyū sī máh jīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ si¹ maa⁵ dzik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ xi¹ ma⁵ jig¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ maː¹³ t͡sɪk̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tu-si-má-jiah
    • Tâi-lô: tu-si-má-jiah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dusimafjiaq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tu⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑiaʔ³²/

Idiom

蛛絲馬跡

1. clue; trace; tiny hints