鞭長莫及

Chinese

		a whip or lash; to flog; slash or whip	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	do not; there is none who	to reach; and
trad. (鞭長莫及)		鞭	長	莫	及
simp. (鞭长莫及)		鞭	长	莫	及
Literally: “the whip, although long, cannot reach”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biānchángmòjí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bin¹ coeng⁴ mok⁶ kap⁶
Min Nan (POJ): pian-tiông-bo̍k-ki̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: biānchángmòjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biancharngmohjyi
  - IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bin¹ coeng⁴ mok⁶ kap⁶
  - Yale: bīn chèuhng mohk kahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bin¹ tsoeng⁴ mok⁹ kap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bin¹ cêng⁴ mog⁶ keb⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /piːn⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ²¹ mɔːk̚² kʰɐp̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pian-tiông-bo̍k-ki̍p
  - Tâi-lô: pian-tiông-bo̍k-ki̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piendiongbogkip
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn³³ tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴⁻²² kip̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kip̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/

Idiom

鞭長莫及

beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help

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