涓埃
Chinese
| brook; to select | dirt; dust; angstrom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (涓埃) | 涓 | 埃 | |
| simp. #(涓埃) | 涓 | 埃 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: juān'āi
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢ ㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jyuan-ai
- Wade–Giles: chüan1-ai1
- Yale: jywān-āi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuanai
- Palladius: цзюаньай (czjuanʹaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
涓埃
- (archaic) a speck; a tiny amount
- 唯將遲暮供多病，未有涓埃答聖朝。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 761, 杜甫 (Du Fu),《野望》, translation based on Wu Juntao's version
- Wéi jiāng chímù gōng duōbìng, wèi yǒu juān'āi dá shèngcháo. [Pinyin]
- I can only sacrifice my declining years to illness,
And have not a speck yet to requite the Emperor's kindness.
唯将迟暮供多病，未有涓埃答圣朝。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]