燈臺不自照

Chinese

		lampstand	not; no	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
trad. (燈臺不自照/燈台不自照)		燈臺/燈台	不	自	照
simp. (灯台不自照)		灯台	不	自	照

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dēngtái bù zì zhào

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄥㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dang¹ toi⁴ bat¹ zi⁶ ziu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dēngtái bù zì zhào [Phonetic: dēngtái bú zì zhào]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄥㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dengtair bu tzyh jaw
  - IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dang¹ toi⁴ bat¹ zi⁶ ziu³
  - Yale: dāng tòih bāt jih jiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dang¹ toi⁴ bat⁷ dzi⁶ dziu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: deng¹ toi⁴ bed¹ ji⁶ jiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːy̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siːu̯³³/

Idiom

燈臺不自照

Synonym of 丈八燈臺——照遠不照近／丈八灯台——照远不照近 (zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn).

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