鹿死誰手

鹿死誰手

Chinese

		deer	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	who	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (鹿死誰手)		鹿	死	誰	手
simp. (鹿死谁手)		鹿	死	谁	手
Literally: “at whose hand will the deer die”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lùsǐshéishǒu, lùsǐshuíshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ, ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ sei² seoi⁴ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lùsǐshéishǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhsyysheirshoou
    • IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lùsǐshuíshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhsyyshweishoou
    • IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ sei² seoi⁴ sau²
    • Yale: luhk séi sèuih sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ sei² soey⁴ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ séi² sêu⁴ seo²
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² sei̯³⁵ sɵy̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

鹿死誰手

1. who will win the prize; who will gain supremacy; who will emerge as the victor