愚公移山

Chinese

		{{n-g\|a character portrayed in the text Liezi: an old man who was determined to move a mountain, see	to move; to shift; to change to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	mountain; hill
simp. and trad. (愚公移山)		愚公	移	山
Literally: “the foolish man moves a mountain”.

Etymology

For more information, see the citations page.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúgōngyíshān

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄧˊ ㄕㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ saan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yúgōngyíshān
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄧˊ ㄕㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yugongyishan
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ saan¹
  - Yale: yùh gūng yìh sāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ saan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ gung¹ yi⁴ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ säːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

愚公移山

to be resolute in one's endeavor, no matter what hardships one encounters

Citations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:愚公移山.

Descendants

Japanese: 愚 (ぐ)公 (こう)山 (やま)を移 (うつ)す (gukō yama o utsusu)

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