南郭處士

See also: 南郭处士

Chinese

		the southern wall of a city; southern city; a city in the south	reclusive scholar; retired scholar
trad. (南郭處士)		南郭	處士
simp. (南郭处士)		南郭	处士

Etymology

南郭 (the southern wall of a city; a city in the south; a Chinese surname: Nanguo) + 處士 (a reclusive scholar)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nánguō chǔshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánguō chǔshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánguo chǔshìh
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-kuo¹ chʻu³-shih⁴
    • Yale: nán-gwō chǔ-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanguo chuushyh
    • Palladius: наньго чуши (nanʹgo čuši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

南郭處士

1. a person without any real abilities who tries to blend in with professionals

Related terms

• 濫竽充數／滥竽充数 (lànyúchōngshù)