獨木橋

Chinese

		alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only	tree; wood	bridge
trad. (獨木橋)		獨	木	橋
simp. (独木桥)		独	木	桥

獨木橋。

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dúmùqiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ muk⁶ kiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dúmùqiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwumuhchyau
  - IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ mu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: dúmùqiáor
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwumuhchyaul
  - IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ mu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjaʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ muk⁶ kiu⁴
  - Yale: duhk muhk kìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ muk⁹ kiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ mug⁶ kiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² mʊk̚² kʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

獨木橋

single-plank or log foot bridge
(figuratively) narrow and difficult route that people have to go through to reach the destination
高考是座獨木橋。 [MSC, trad.]
高考是座独木桥。 [MSC, simp.]
Gāokǎo shì zuò dúmùqiáo. [Pinyin]
The National Higher Education Entrance Examination (gaokao) is a “lone-plank bridge” (since it is viewed as the sole path to future success by many).

See also

陽關道／阳关道

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