壓倒駱駝的最後一根草

Chinese
to overpower; to overwhelm camel
 
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end; ultimately
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 radical (chem.); root; basis
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (壓倒駱駝的最後一根草) 壓倒 駱駝 的 最後 一 根 草
simp. (压倒骆驼的最后一根草) 压倒 骆驼 的 最后 一 根 草

Etymology

Calque of English the straw that broke the camel's back.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yādǎo luòtuo de zuìhòu yī gēn cǎo [Phonetic: yādǎo luòtuo de zuìhòu yì gēn cǎo]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄊㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄠˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iadao luoh.tuo .de tzueyhow i gen tsao
      • IPA (key): /i̯ä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ¹ d̥ə¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

壓倒駱駝的最後一根草

  1. the straw that broke the camel's back
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