丈八燈臺——照遠不照近

Chinese
zhang (unit of measurement) eight lampstand
 
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 far; distant; remote not; no
 
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 near; close (to); approximately
trad. (丈八燈臺——照遠不照近/丈八燈台——照遠不照近) 丈 八 燈臺/燈台 —— 照 遠 不 照 近
simp. (丈八灯台——照远不照近) 丈 八 灯台 —— 照 远 不 照 近
variant forms 丈八燈臺——照得見人家，照不見自家／丈八灯台——照得见人家，照不见自家
丈八燈臺——照見人家，照不見自己／丈八灯台——照见人家，照不见自己
Literally: “eight-zhang lampstand ― lighting up the far side but not the near side”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ, ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng6 baat3 dang1 toi4, ziu3 jyun5 bat1 ziu3 kan5
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bù zhào jìn [Phonetic: zhàng bā dēngtái, zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˊ, ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janq ba dengtair, jaw yeuan buh bu jinn
      • IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: zoeng6 baat3 dang1 toi4, ziu3 jyun5 bat1 ziu3 kan5
      • Yale: jeuhng baat dāng tòih, jiu yúhn bāt jiu káhn
      • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng6 baat8 dang1 toi4, dziu3 jyn5 bat7 dziu3 kan5
      • Guangdong Romanization: zêng6 bad3 deng1 toi4, jiu3 yun5 bed1 jiu3 ken5
      • IPA (key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ²² päːt̚³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːy̯²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/

Idiom

丈八燈臺——照遠不照近

  1. (xiehouyu) seeing other people's shortcomings but not one's own
    Synonyms: 燈臺不照自己／灯台不照自己 (dēngtái bù zhào zìjǐ), 燈臺不自照／灯台不自照 (dēngtái bù zì zhào)
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