和尚動得，我動不得 in Chinese

IPA: /xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: héshàng dòng dé [Mandarin, Pinyin], wǒ dòng bùdé [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], héshàng dòng dé [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wǒ dòng bùdé [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], héshàng dòng dé [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wǒ dòng bùdé [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ho²-shang⁴ tung⁴ tê² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wo³ tung⁴ pu⁴-tê² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hé-shàng dùng dé- [Mandarin, Yale], wǒ dùng bù-dé [Mandarin, Yale], hershanq donq der [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], woo donq buder [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хэшан дун дэ [Mandarin, Palladius], во дун будэ [Mandarin, Palladius], xɛšan dun dɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], vo dun budɛ [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 和尚动得，我动不得 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From a quote in the novel The True Story of Ah Q (1921) by the protagonist Ah Q, who holds a cynical belief that Buddhist monks and nuns all have secret immoral sexual relationships. Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 和尚動得，我動不得

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  "literal_meaning": "The monks can touch [thisnun], [but] I can't?",
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          "roman": "héshàng mō dé",
          "word": "和尚摸得，我摸不得"
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          "roman": "héshàng mō dé, wǒ mō bùdé",
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      "zh-pron": "héshàng dòng dé"
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      "zh-pron": "wǒ dòng bùdé"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄜˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "héshàng dòng dé"
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      "zh-pron": "wǒ dòng bùdé"
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      "zh-pron": "héshàng dòng dé"
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      "zh-pron": "wǒ dòng bùdé"
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      "zh-pron": "ho²-shang⁴ tung⁴ tê²"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "wo³ tung⁴ pu⁴-tê²"
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      "zh-pron": "hé-shàng dùng dé-"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "wǒ dùng bù-dé"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "hershanq donq der"
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      "zh-pron": "woo donq buder"
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      "zh-pron": "хэшан дун дэ"
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      "zh-pron": "во дун будэ"
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      "zh-pron": "xɛšan dun dɛ"
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      "zh-pron": "vo dun budɛ"
    },
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      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "和尚動得，我動不得"
}

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      "zh-pron": "héshàng dòng dé"
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      "zh-pron": "wǒ dòng bùdé"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "héshàng dòng dé"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "héshàng dòng dé"
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      "zh-pron": "ho²-shang⁴ tung⁴ tê²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "wo³ tung⁴ pu⁴-tê²"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "hé-shàng dùng dé-"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "wǒ dùng bù-dé"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "hershanq donq der"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "woo donq buder"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хэшан дун дэ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "во дун будэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xɛšan dun dɛ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vo dun budɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "héshàng mō dé",
      "word": "和尚摸得，我摸不得"
    },
    {
      "roman": "héshàng mō dé, wǒ mō bùdé",
      "word": "和尚摸得，我摸不得"
    }
  ],
  "word": "和尚動得，我動不得"
}

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"和尚動得，我動不得" meaning in Chinese

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