諸葛亮借東風

See also: 诸葛亮借东风

Chinese

	Zhuge Liang	to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	easterly; spring wind
trad. (諸葛亮借東風)	諸葛亮	借	東風
simp. (诸葛亮借东风)	诸葛亮	借	东风
Literally: “Zhuge Liang uses the wind to put out a fire”.

Etymology

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang utilizes the east wind to send burning ships into the ships of Cao Cao's invading forces.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhūgě Liàng jiè dōngfēng, Zhūgé Liàng jiè dōngfēng
(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ, ㄓㄨㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶ ze³ dung¹ fung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūgě Liàng jiè dōngfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhugě Liàng jiè dongfong
  - Wade–Giles: Chu¹-ko³ Liang⁴ chieh⁴ tung¹-fêng¹
  - Yale: Jū-gě Lyàng jyè dūng-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jugee Lianq jieh dongfeng
  - Palladius: Чжугэ Лян цзе дунфэн (Čžugɛ Ljan cze dunfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ljɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕjɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūgé Liàng jiè dōngfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhugé Liàng jiè dongfong
  - Wade–Giles: Chu¹-ko² Liang⁴ chieh⁴ tung¹-fêng¹
  - Yale: Jū-gé Lyàng jyè dūng-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Juger Lianq jieh dongfeng
  - Palladius: Чжугэ Лян цзе дунфэн (Čžugɛ Ljan cze dunfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ ljɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕjɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶ ze³ dung¹ fung¹
  - Yale: jyū got leuhng je dūng fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ got⁸ loeng⁶ dze³ dung¹ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ god³ lêng⁶ zé³ dung¹ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²² t͡sɛː³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

諸葛亮借東風

a brilliant plan