"風馬牛不相及" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "The Master of Chu sent someone to speak with the allies' troops: \"Your ruler dwells near the northern sea, while I, the unworthy one, dwell near the southern sea. Even when our horses and cattle are in heat, they cannot come close to one another. So I did not expect that you would encroach upon our territory. Why have you done so?\"",
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      "ref": " Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the \"Spring and Autumn Annals\" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg",
      "roman": "Chǔ Zǐ shǐ yǔ shī yán yuē: Jūn chǔ bòhǎi, guǎrén chǔ nánhǎi, wéi shì fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí yě. Bùyú jūn zhī shè wú dì yě, hégù.",
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      "text": "楚子使與師言曰：君處北海，寡人處南海，唯是風馬牛不相及也。不虞君之涉吾地也，何故。",
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      "english": "The Master of Chu sent someone to speak with the allies' troops: \"Your ruler dwells near the northern sea, while I, the unworthy one, dwell near the southern sea. Even when our horses and cattle are in heat, they cannot come close to one another. So I did not expect that you would encroach upon our territory. Why have you done so?\"",
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      "roman": "Chǔ Zǐ shǐ yǔ shī yán yuē: Jūn chǔ bòhǎi, guǎrén chǔ nánhǎi, wéi shì fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí yě. Bùyú jūn zhī shè wú dì yě, hégù.",
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      ],
      "text": "楚子使与师言曰：君处北海，寡人处南海，唯是风马牛不相及也。不虞君之涉吾地也，何故。",
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  "etymology_text": "A story from Zuozhuan (《左傳·僖公四年》)",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "when the horses and cattle [of the distantQi and Chu] are in heat, they cannot come close to one another [due to the great distance]",
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      "glosses": [
        "to have no relationship with each other whatsoever; to be totally irrelevant; apples and oranges"
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        "(of things) to have no relationship with each other whatsoever; to be totally irrelevant; apples and oranges"
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        "of things"
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        {
          "word": "風馬牛不相干"
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        {
          "word": "风马牛不相干"
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          "word": "風馬牛不相關"
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          "word": "风马牛不相关"
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        "Chu (state)",
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      "zh-pron": "fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄥ ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ maa⁵ ngau⁴ bat¹ soeng¹ kap⁶"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "hong má giû put siong-ki̍p"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fong mǎ nióu bù siangjí"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fêng¹ ma³ niu² pu⁴ hsiang¹-chi²"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēng mǎ nyóu bù syāng-jí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "feng maa niou bu shiangjyi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэн ма ню бу сянцзи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛn ma nju bu sjanczi"
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "fūng máh ngàuh bāt sēung kahp"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ maa⁵ ngau⁴ bat⁷ soeng¹ kap⁹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ ma⁵ ngeo⁴ bed¹ sêng¹ keb⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ maː¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hong má giû put siong-ki̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hong má giû put siong-ki̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hofng mar giuu pud siongkip"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiu²⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ maː¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiu²⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚⁴/"
    }
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  "word": "風馬牛不相及"
}

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      "english": "The Master of Chu sent someone to speak with the allies' troops: \"Your ruler dwells near the northern sea, while I, the unworthy one, dwell near the southern sea. Even when our horses and cattle are in heat, they cannot come close to one another. So I did not expect that you would encroach upon our territory. Why have you done so?\"",
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      "roman": "Chǔ Zǐ shǐ yǔ shī yán yuē: Jūn chǔ bòhǎi, guǎrén chǔ nánhǎi, wéi shì fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí yě. Bùyú jūn zhī shè wú dì yě, hégù.",
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      ],
      "text": "楚子使與師言曰：君處北海，寡人處南海，唯是風馬牛不相及也。不虞君之涉吾地也，何故。",
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      "english": "The Master of Chu sent someone to speak with the allies' troops: \"Your ruler dwells near the northern sea, while I, the unworthy one, dwell near the southern sea. Even when our horses and cattle are in heat, they cannot come close to one another. So I did not expect that you would encroach upon our territory. Why have you done so?\"",
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      "roman": "Chǔ Zǐ shǐ yǔ shī yán yuē: Jūn chǔ bòhǎi, guǎrén chǔ nánhǎi, wéi shì fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí yě. Bùyú jūn zhī shè wú dì yě, hégù.",
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      ],
      "text": "楚子使与师言曰：君处北海，寡人处南海，唯是风马牛不相及也。不虞君之涉吾地也，何故。",
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      "word": "風馬牛不相干"
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    {
      "word": "风马牛不相干"
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      "word": "風馬牛不相關"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
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        "(of things) to have no relationship with each other whatsoever; to be totally irrelevant; apples and oranges"
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      "zh-pron": "fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄥ ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "fung¹ maa⁵ ngau⁴ bat¹ soeng¹ kap⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hong má giû put siong-ki̍p"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fong mǎ nióu bù siangjí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fêng¹ ma³ niu² pu⁴ hsiang¹-chi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēng mǎ nyóu bù syāng-jí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "feng maa niou bu shiangjyi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэн ма ню бу сянцзи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛn ma nju bu sjanczi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "fūng máh ngàuh bāt sēung kahp"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ maa⁵ ngau⁴ bat⁷ soeng¹ kap⁹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ ma⁵ ngeo⁴ bed¹ sêng¹ keb⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ maː¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hong má giû put siong-ki̍p"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hong má giû put siong-ki̍p"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hofng mar giuu pud siongkip"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiu²⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚⁴/",
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        "Xiamen"
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ maː¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiu²⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚⁴/"
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  "word": "風馬牛不相及"
}

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