跛鱉千里

Chinese

		lame; crippled	turtle	thousand	li, a Chinese unit of length
trad. (跛鱉千里)		跛	鱉	千	里
simp. (跛鳖千里)		跛	鳖	千	里

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǒbiēqiānlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˇ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǒbiēqiānlǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˇ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǒbiecianlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: po³-pieh¹-chʻien¹-li³
    • Yale: bwǒ-byē-chyān-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boobiechianlii
    • Palladius: бобецяньли (bobecjanʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

跛鱉千里

1. persistence ensures success