"無人問津" meaning in Chinese

See 無人問津 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ muŋ¹¹ t͡siŋ³³/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/, /mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/, /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ muŋ¹¹ t͡siŋ³³/ Chinese transliterations: wúrénwènjīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ jan⁴ man⁶ zeon¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bho⁵ nang⁵ mung⁷ zing¹, wúrénwènjīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúrénwùnjin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu²-jên²-wên⁴-chin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú-rén-wèn-jīn [Mandarin, Yale], wurenwennjin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ужэньвэньцзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], užɛnʹvɛnʹczinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], mòuh yàhn mahn jēun [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ jan⁴ man⁶ dzoen¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ yen⁴ men⁶ zên¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bho⁵ nang⁵ mung⁷ zing¹ [Peng'im, Teochew], bô nâng mūng tsing [POJ, Teochew] Forms: 无人问津
Etymology: From Story of the Peach Blossom Spring Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 無人問津
  1. nobody is interested; unpopular; unattractive Wikipedia link: Tao Yuanming, The Peach Blossom Spring Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 乏人問津/乏人问津 (fárénwènjīn), 乏人問津 (fárénwènjīn), 乏人问津 (fárénwènjīn), 冇人問津 [Cantonese], 冇人问津 [Cantonese]
    Sense id: en-無人問津-zh-phrase-NNEelT9u Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "text": "南陽劉子驥,高尚士也,聞之,欣然規往。未果,尋病終。後遂無問津者。",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ jan⁴ man⁶ zeon¹"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "bho⁵ nang⁵ mung⁷ zing¹"
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      "zh-pron": "wúrénwènjīn"
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      "zh-pron": "wúrénwùnjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-jên²-wên⁴-chin¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-rén-wèn-jīn"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wurenwennjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ужэньвэньцзинь"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "užɛnʹvɛnʹczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "mòuh yàhn mahn jēun"
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ jan⁴ man⁶ dzoen¹"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ yen⁴ men⁶ zên¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bho⁵ nang⁵ mung⁷ zing¹"
    },
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        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô nâng mūng tsing"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ muŋ¹¹ t͡siŋ³³/"
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      "zh-pron": "wúrénwènjīn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ jan⁴ man⁶ zeon¹"
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      "zh-pron": "wúrénwènjīn"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wúrénwùnjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "wu²-jên²-wên⁴-chin¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-rén-wèn-jīn"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wurenwennjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ужэньвэньцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "užɛnʹvɛnʹczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "mòuh yàhn mahn jēun"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ jan⁴ man⁶ dzoen¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ yen⁴ men⁶ zên¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "bho⁵ nang⁵ mung⁷ zing¹"
    },
    {
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        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
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      "zh-pron": "bô nâng mūng tsing"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ muŋ¹¹ t͡siŋ³³/",
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        "Teochew"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/"
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      ],
      "word": "冇人问津"
    }
  ],
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}

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