蛛絲馬跡

Chinese

		spider silk; gossamer; cobweb's thread spider silk; gossamer; cobweb's thread; cobweb; spiderweb	horse; surname	footprint; mark; trace footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication
trad. (蛛絲馬跡)		蛛絲	馬	跡
simp. (蛛丝马迹)		蛛丝	马	迹
Literally: “spider's thread and horse track”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhūsīmǎjì, zhūsīmǎjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧˋ, ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ si¹ maa⁵ zik¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tu-si-má-jiah

  (Teochew, Peng'im): du¹ si¹ bhê² ziah⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhūsīmǎjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhusihmǎjì
    • Wade–Giles: chu¹-ssŭ¹-ma³-chi⁴
    • Yale: jū-sz̄-mǎ-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jusymaajih
    • Palladius: чжусымацзи (čžusymaczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhūsīmǎjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhusihmǎji
    • Wade–Giles: chu¹-ssŭ¹-ma³-chi¹
    • Yale: jū-sz̄-mǎ-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jusymaaji
    • Palladius: чжусымацзи (čžusymaczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹ si¹ maa⁵ zik¹
    • Yale: jyū sī máh jīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ si¹ maa⁵ dzik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ xi¹ ma⁵ jig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ maː¹³ t͡sɪk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tu-si-má-jiah
    • Tâi-lô: tu-si-má-jiah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dusimafjiaq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tu⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziaʔ³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: du¹ si¹ bhê² ziah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tu si bé tsiah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³³⁻²³ si³³⁻²³ be⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaʔ²/

Idiom

蛛絲馬跡

1. clue; trace; tiny hints