"愚不可及" meaning in Chinese

See 愚不可及 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /y³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jyː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ kʰɐp̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /y³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/, /jyː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ kʰɐp̚²/ Chinese transliterations: yúbùkějí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyu⁴ bat¹ ho² kap⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yúbùkějí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yúbùkějí [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yü²-pu⁴-kʻo³-chi² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yú-bù-kě-jí [Mandarin, Yale], yubukeejyi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юйбукэцзи [Mandarin, Palladius], jujbukɛczi [Mandarin, Palladius], yùh bāt hó kahp [Cantonese, Yale], jy⁴ bat⁷ ho² kap⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yu⁴ bed¹ ho² keb⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 5 (《論語·公冶長》). The modern meaning is a reinterpretation. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·公冶長》)}} (《論語·公冶長》), {{lang|zh|(甯武子)}} (甯武子) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 愚不可及
  1. (idiomatic) very stupid; stupid beyond reach Wikipedia link: zh:甯武子 Tags: idiomatic
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      "zh-pron": "ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "yúbùkějí"
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      "zh-pron": "yü²-pu⁴-kʻo³-chi²"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "yú-bù-kě-jí"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "yubukeejyi"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "юйбукэцзи"
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      "zh-pron": "jujbukɛczi"
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      "zh-pron": "yùh bāt hó kahp"
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      "zh-pron": "jy⁴ bat⁷ ho² kap⁹"
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      "zh-pron": "yu⁴ bed¹ ho² keb⁶"
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 及",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 可",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 愚",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "yùh bāt hó kahp"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "jy⁴ bat⁷ ho² kap⁹"
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      "zh-pron": "yu⁴ bed¹ ho² keb⁶"
    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/y³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/"
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  "word": "愚不可及"
}

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