上山捉蟹——難

See also: 上山捉蟹——难

Chinese

		to climb a mountain or a hill; to die and be buried	to clutch; to grab; to capture	crab		disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
trad. (上山捉蟹——難)		上山	捉	蟹	——	難
simp. (上山捉蟹——难)		上山	捉	蟹	——	难

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngshān zhuō xiè, nán

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢㄓㄨㄛㄒㄧㄝˋ , ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ saan¹ zuk¹ haai⁵, naan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshān zhuō xiè, nán
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢㄓㄨㄛㄒㄧㄝˋ , ㄋㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshan jhuo siè, nán
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shan¹ cho¹ hsieh⁴, nan²
  - Yale: shàng-shān jwō syè-, nán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshan juo shieh, nan
  - Palladius: шаншань чжо се, нань (šanšanʹ čžo se, nanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ nän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ saan¹ zuk¹ haai⁵, naan⁴
  - Yale: séuhng sāan jūk háaih, nàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ saan¹ dzuk⁷ haai⁵, naan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ san¹ zug¹ hai⁵, nan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ haːi̯¹³ naːn²¹/

Proverb

上山捉蟹——難

to attempt something that is impossible

Synonyms

上山捉蟹——難上加難／上山捉蟹——难上加难

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