Chinese Word Entry
投石問路Simplified Chinese form: 投石问路
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | tóu shí wèn lù |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | tau4 sek6 man6 lou6 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 投 | throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss, cast, fling, pitch, jump |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄡˊ (tóu), ㄉㄡˋ (dòu) |
| Cantonese: | tau4 |
| Japanese: | トウ (tou) / な.げる (nageru)、 -な.げ (-nage) |
| Korean: | 투 (tu) |
| Vietnamese: | đầu |
| 石 | stone, rock, mineral, Kangxi radical 112 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˊ (shí), ㄉㄢˋ (dàn) |
| Cantonese: | sek6 |
| Japanese: | セキ (seki)、 シャク (shaku)、 コク (koku) / いし (ishi) |
| Korean: | 석 (seog) |
| Vietnamese: | thạch |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 䂖 |
| 問 | question, ask, problem, ask (about), inquire after |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄣˋ (wèn) |
| Cantonese: | man6 |
| Japanese: | モン (mon)、 ブン (bun) / と.う (tou)、 と.い (toi)、 とん (ton) |
| Korean: | 문 (mun) |
| Vietnamese: | vấn |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 问 |
| 路 | path, route, road, distance, street, journey |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄨˋ (lù), ㄌㄨㄛˋ (luò) |
| Cantonese: | lou6 |
| Japanese: | ロ (ro)、 ル (ru) / -じ (-ji)、 みち (michi)、 じ (ji) |
| Korean: | 로 (ro), 노 (no) |
| Vietnamese: | lộ |