"丈八燈臺——照遠不照近" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sœːŋ²² paːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/, /t͡sœːŋ²² paːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/ Chinese transliterations: zhàng bā dēngtái [Mandarin, Pinyin], zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zoeng⁶ baat³ dang¹ toi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ziu³ jyun⁵ bat¹ ziu³ kan⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhàng bā dēngtái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn [Phonetic:zhàng bā dēngtái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhàng ba dengtái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], jhào yuǎn bù jhào jìn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chang⁴ pa¹ têng¹-tʻai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chao⁴ yüan³ pu⁴ chao⁴ chin⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jàng bā dēng-tái- [Mandarin, Yale], jàu ywǎn bù jàu jìn [Mandarin, Yale], janq ba dengtair [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], jaw yeuan buh bu jinn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжан ба дэнтай [Mandarin, Palladius], чжао юань бу чжао цзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], čžan ba dɛntaj [Mandarin, Palladius], čžao juanʹ bu čžao czinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], jeuhng baat dāng tòih [Cantonese, Yale], jiu yúhn bāt jiu káhn [Cantonese, Yale], dzoeng⁶ baat⁸ dang¹ toi⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dziu³ jyn⁵ bat⁷ dziu³ kan⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zêng⁶ bad³ deng¹ toi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], jiu³ yun⁵ bed¹ jiu³ ken⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 丈八燈臺——照遠不照近
  1. (xiehouyu) seeing other people's shortcomings but not one's own Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 燈臺不照自己, 燈臺不自照
    Sense id: en-丈八燈臺——照遠不照近-zh-phrase-x5u-KGRx Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese xiehouyu, Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi

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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "zhàng bā dēngtái"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoeng⁶ baat³ dang¹ toi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ziu³ jyun⁵ bat¹ ziu³ kan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàng bā dēngtái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn [Phonetic:zhàng bā dēngtái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhàng ba dengtái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhào yuǎn bù jhào jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chang⁴ pa¹ têng¹-tʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao⁴ yüan³ pu⁴ chao⁴ chin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jàng bā dēng-tái-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jàu ywǎn bù jàu jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janq ba dengtair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaw yeuan buh bu jinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжан ба дэнтай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжао юань бу чжао цзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžan ba dɛntaj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžao juanʹ bu čžao czinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jeuhng baat dāng tòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu yúhn bāt jiu káhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzoeng⁶ baat⁸ dang¹ toi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dziu³ jyn⁵ bat⁷ dziu³ kan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zêng⁶ bad³ deng¹ toi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu³ yun⁵ bed¹ jiu³ ken⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sœːŋ²² paːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sœːŋ²² paːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "丈八燈臺——照遠不照近"
}
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        "Mandarin lemmas",
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          "word": "燈臺不照自己"
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          "word": "燈臺不自照"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàng bā dēngtái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoeng⁶ baat³ dang¹ toi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ziu³ jyun⁵ bat¹ ziu³ kan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàng bā dēngtái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn [Phonetic:zhàng bā dēngtái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhàng ba dengtái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhào yuǎn bù jhào jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chang⁴ pa¹ têng¹-tʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao⁴ yüan³ pu⁴ chao⁴ chin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jàng bā dēng-tái-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jàu ywǎn bù jàu jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janq ba dengtair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaw yeuan buh bu jinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжан ба дэнтай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжао юань бу чжао цзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžan ba dɛntaj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžao juanʹ bu čžao czinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jeuhng baat dāng tòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu yúhn bāt jiu káhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzoeng⁶ baat⁸ dang¹ toi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dziu³ jyn⁵ bat⁷ dziu³ kan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zêng⁶ bad³ deng¹ toi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu³ yun⁵ bed¹ jiu³ ken⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sœːŋ²² paːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sœːŋ²² paːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "丈八燈臺——照遠不照近"
}

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