淮橘為枳

Chinese

		name of a river	tangerine	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	(orange); hedge thorn
trad. (淮橘為枳)		淮	橘	為	枳
simp. (淮橘为枳)		淮	橘	为	枳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huáijúwéizhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄩˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huáijúwéizhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄩˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwaijyuweijyy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huáijyúwéijhǐh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

淮橘為枳

a person or thing changes when in a different environment

Synonyms

南橘北枳 (nánjúběizhǐ)

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