讓梨

Chinese

		to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow	pear
trad. (讓梨)		讓	梨
simp. (让梨)		让	梨

Etymology

See 孔融讓梨／孔融让梨.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rànglí

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄤˋ ㄌㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁶ lei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rànglí
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄤˋ ㄌㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ranqli
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐɑŋ⁵¹ li³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁶ lei⁴
  - Yale: yeuhng lèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁶ lei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁶ léi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ²² lei̯²¹/

Verb

讓梨

(literary) to yield the pear; to leave (the biggest) pears (for others to eat)
(figuratively) to subordinate oneself to elders

See also

分桃 (fēntáo)

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