"投石問路" meaning in 漢語

See 投石問路 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛːk̚² mɐn²² lou̯²²/ [Cantonese, Standard-Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, IPA], /tau̯²⁴⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Xiamen], /tau̯²⁴⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bun⁴¹⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Quanzhou], /tau̯¹³⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA], /tau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si̯o(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA], /tau̯²³⁻³³ t͡si̯ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA] Forms: 投石问路 [Simplified-Chinese]
  1. 比喻在採取某一行動之前,先打探消息
    Sense id: zh-投石問路-zh-phrase-G6B38E7X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「問」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「投」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「石」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「路」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "泉漳話成語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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    }
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    {
      "form": "投石问路",
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        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "丟石頭探查前方路況",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成語",
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      "glosses": [
        "比喻在採取某一行動之前,先打探消息"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóushíwènlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau⁴ sek⁶ man⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóushíwènlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóushíhwùnlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻou²-shih²-wên⁴-lu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóu-shŕ-wèn-lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tourshyrwennluh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "toušivɛnʹlu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "тоушивэньлу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau⁴ sek⁶ man⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tàuh sehk mahn louh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau⁴ sek⁹ man⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "teo⁴ ség⁶ men⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛːk̚² mɐn²² lou̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "臺羅"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tâu-tsio̍h-būn-lōo"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "普實台文"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daucioiqbuxnlo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²⁴⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²⁴⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bun⁴¹⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯¹³⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "漳州"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si̯o(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "臺北"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²³⁻³³ t͡si̯ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "高雄"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "投石問路"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "官話成語",
    "官話詞元",
    "帶「問」的漢語詞",
    "帶「投」的漢語詞",
    "帶「石」的漢語詞",
    "帶「路」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "泉漳話成語",
    "泉漳話詞元",
    "漢語成語",
    "漢語詞元",
    "粵語成語",
    "粵語詞元"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "投石问路",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "丟石頭探查前方路況",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "比喻在採取某一行動之前,先打探消息"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóushíwènlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau⁴ sek⁶ man⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóushíwènlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóushíhwùnlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻou²-shih²-wên⁴-lu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tóu-shŕ-wèn-lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tourshyrwennluh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "toušivɛnʹlu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "тоушивэньлу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau⁴ sek⁶ man⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tàuh sehk mahn louh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau⁴ sek⁹ man⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "teo⁴ ség⁶ men⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛːk̚² mɐn²² lou̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "臺羅"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tâu-tsio̍h-būn-lōo"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "普實台文"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daucioiqbuxnlo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²⁴⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²⁴⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bun⁴¹⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯¹³⁻²² t͡si̯o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "漳州"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si̯o(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "臺北"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tau̯²³⁻³³ t͡si̯ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "高雄"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "投石問路"
}

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