"乏人問津" meaning in Chinese

See 乏人問津 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /fä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /fɐt̚² jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /huat̚⁴⁻³² zin²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /fä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/, /fɐt̚² jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/, /huat̚⁴⁻³² zin²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: fárénwènjīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fat⁶ jan⁴ man⁶ zeon¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hoa̍t-jîn-būn-chin, fárénwènjīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fárénwùnjin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fa²-jên²-wên⁴-chin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fá-rén-wèn-jīn [Mandarin, Yale], farrenwennjin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фажэньвэньцзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], fažɛnʹvɛnʹczinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], faht yàhn mahn jēun [Cantonese, Yale], fat⁹ jan⁴ man⁶ dzoen¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fed⁶ yen⁴ men⁶ zên¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hoa̍t-jîn-būn-chin [Hokkien, POJ], hua̍t-jîn-būn-tsin [Hokkien, Tai-lo], hoadjinbuxncyn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 乏人问津
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 乏人問津
  1. to have few people making enquiries about the matter; to be unable to attract people's attention Tags: idiomatic
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          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      "glosses": [
        "to have few people making enquiries about the matter; to be unable to attract people's attention"
      ],
      "id": "en-乏人問津-zh-phrase-YhNIV4J9",
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        [
          "enquiries",
          "enquiries"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "attract",
          "attract"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ]
      ],
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fárénwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fat⁶ jan⁴ man⁶ zeon¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hoa̍t-jîn-būn-chin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fárénwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fárénwùnjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fa²-jên²-wên⁴-chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fá-rén-wèn-jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "farrenwennjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фажэньвэньцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fažɛnʹvɛnʹczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faht yàhn mahn jēun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fat⁹ jan⁴ man⁶ dzoen¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fed⁶ yen⁴ men⁶ zên¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɐt̚² jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoa̍t-jîn-būn-chin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hua̍t-jîn-būn-tsin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoadjinbuxncyn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚⁴⁻³² zin²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɐt̚² jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/huat̚⁴⁻³² zin²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/"
    }
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  "word": "乏人問津"
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 乏",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 問",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 津",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
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        "to have few people making enquiries about the matter; to be unable to attract people's attention"
      ],
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          "enquiries",
          "enquiries"
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        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
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          "unable",
          "unable"
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          "attract",
          "attract"
        ],
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          "attention",
          "attention"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fárénwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fat⁶ jan⁴ man⁶ zeon¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hoa̍t-jîn-būn-chin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fárénwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fárénwùnjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fa²-jên²-wên⁴-chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fá-rén-wèn-jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "farrenwennjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фажэньвэньцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fažɛnʹvɛnʹczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faht yàhn mahn jēun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fat⁹ jan⁴ man⁶ dzoen¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fed⁶ yen⁴ men⁶ zên¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɐt̚² jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoa̍t-jîn-būn-chin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hua̍t-jîn-būn-tsin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoadjinbuxncyn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚⁴⁻³² zin²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɐt̚² jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚⁴⁻³² zin²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/"
    }
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}

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