馬路如虎口

馬路如虎口

Chinese

		wide road used for horses and horse-drawn carriages	as (if); such as	a tiger's mouth; the jaws of death
trad. (馬路如虎口)		馬路	如	虎口
simp. (马路如虎口)		马路	如	虎口
Literally: “Roads are like a tiger's mouth”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎlùrúhǔkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mǎlùrúhǔkǒu [Phonetic: mǎlùrúhúkǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maaluhruhuukoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎlùrúhǔkǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²
    • Yale: máh louh yùh fú háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ lou⁶ jy⁴ fu² hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ lou⁶ yu⁴ fu² heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mäː¹³ lou̯²² jyː²¹ fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Proverb

馬路如虎口

1. Roads are as dangerous as a tiger's mouth; Follow traffic rules and cross the road safely