Example and quotation template customised for Chinese.

Usage

{{zh-x|FORM|TRANSLATION}}
  • By default, this template gives a multi-lined example usage for a specified Chinese variety in the following order: (1) Traditional Chinese script (2) Simplified Chinese script (if title is both trad/simp and if simp usex is different from trad) (3) Reference (if provided) (4) Romanization (Pinyin by default unless dialectal variety is specified) (5) Translation (optional)
  • Note that FORM has to be in the traditional script.

Additional parameters:

  • |3=
    Variety (eg. C for Cantonese; CL for Classical Chinese; MN for Min Nan) specifiable at parameter 3. If unspecified, default variety is MSC. See Module:zh-usex/data for list of variety codes.
  • |tr=
    Transliteration.
  • |tr_nocap=1
    Turns off the capitalization of the first letter of the transliteration (so that the first letter is not modified).
  • |ref=
    Reference (author followed by name of work). See also Module:zh-usex/data for abbreviations of historical works.
  • |in_notes=
    'y' if it is not used after a '#'-indented definition.
  • |a=
    An audio file of the given example sentence.
  • |collapsed=
    |collapsed=y Shows the traditional characters and English translation, with simplified characters and romanization available in a drop down box. Used for Classical Chinese quotes.
  • |nocat=y
    Suppress categorization into Category:Chinese terms with quotations or Category:Chinese terms with usage examples.
  • |lit=
    adds (literally, “literal meaning”) after the translation
  • |simp=
    |simp=y if the original text is in simplified. Only works for {{zh-q}} and other quotation templates; raises an error otherwise or when |3= is not supposed to be written in simplified.

Tricks

  • CHAR{ROM}
    Override the automatic romanization of CHAR with ROM, e.g. 花兒{r} or 樣{joeng6-2}.
  • ^CHAR
    Capitalises the first letter of the romanization of the ensuing character, e.g. ^亞洲. Note that sentence-initial letters in romanization is automatically done.
  • @WORD
    Do not link to WORD.
  • CHAR\RAHC
    Links to CHAR while displaying RAHC.
  • TCHAR[SCHAR]
    Forces a traditional character TCHAR to convert to a different simplified character SCHAR, e.g. 著[着].
  • CHAR.CHAR
    Produce pinyin of CHAR CHAR but link to CHARCHAR.
    (To add example sentences which include a '.' in the text, see the example sentence on the 地牛翻身 (dìniú fānshēn) page. HTML entities .)
  • CHAR-CHAR
    (Mandarin) Produce pinyin of CHARCHAR but link to CHAR and CHAR.
  • CHAR--CHAR
    (Mandarin) Produce pinyin of CHAR-CHAR but link to CHARCHAR.
  • CHAR---CHAR
    (Mandarin) Produce pinyin of CHAR-CHAR and link to CHAR and CHAR.
  • CHAR~CHAR
    (Min Nan, Hakka) Produce POJ/PFS of CHAR-CHAR but link to CHAR and CHAR.
  • %
    (Min Nan) Produces "--" in POJ. The romanization of the surrounding word may need to be manually added using CHAR{ROM}.
  • (To add example sentences which include a space in the text, see the example sentence on the 四十埠 (Sìshíbù) page. HTML entities)

For examples, see 愛怎麼著怎麼著, 曖昧, 想起, 來著, 阿伯 (Cantonese), 昨日 (Min Nan).

Examples

# [[cold]]; [[freezing]]
#: {{zh-x|室外 非常 '''寒冷''',大家 都 把 身體 蜷縮 起來 保暖。|It's '''freezing''' outside, everyone huddle together to keep warm.}}

gives

  1. cold; freezing
    室外非常寒冷大家身體蜷縮起來保暖 [MSC, trad.]
    室外非常寒冷大家身体蜷缩起来保暖 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìwài fēicháng hánlěng, dàjiā dōu bǎ shēntǐ quánsuō qǐlái bǎonuǎn. [Pinyin]
    It's freezing outside, everyone huddle together to keep warm.
# a small space; a [[niche]]
#: {{zh-x|這個 公司 在 海外 市場 佔有 '''一席之地'''|This company occupies a '''niche''' in the overseas market.}}

gives

  1. a small space; a niche
    這個公司海外市場佔有一席之地 [MSC, trad.]
    这个公司海外市场占有一席之地 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhège gōngsī zài hǎiwài shìchǎng zhànyǒu yīxízhīdì. [Pinyin]
    This company occupies a niche in the overseas market.
# [[sorry]]; [[excuse me]]
#: {{zh-x|'''不好意思{si}''',我 現在 手 上{shang} 有 事 在 做,一會兒{r} 打 給 你 好 嗎?|'''Sorry''', I'm in the middle of something, can I call you back later?}}

gives

  1. sorry; excuse me
    不好意思現在一會兒 [MSC, trad.]
    不好意思现在一会儿 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xiànzài shǒu shang yǒu shì zài zuò, yīhuìr dǎ gěi nǐ hǎo ma? [Pinyin]
    Sorry, I'm in the middle of something, can I call you back later?
# [[complacent]]
#: {{zh-x|道理 無窮,學者 先 要不{bu}得 有 '''自足''' 心。|Truth is infinite; a scholar cannot afford to have a '''complacent''' attitude.}}

gives

  1. complacent
    道理無窮學者要不得自足 [MSC, trad.]
    道理无穷学者要不得自足 [MSC, simp.]
    Dàolǐ wúqióng, xuézhě xiān yàobudé yǒu zìzú xīn. [Pinyin]
    Truth is infinite; a scholar cannot afford to have a complacent attitude.
# [[they]]
#* {{zh-x|唔好 摸 啲 老鼠 啦,'''佢哋''' 污糟 邋遢。|Don't touch the rats; '''they''' are extremely dirty.|C-GZ|tr=m4 hou2 mo2 di1 lou5 syu2 laa3, '''keoi5 dei6''' wu1 zou1 laat6 taat3.}}

gives

  1. they
# do as you want
#* {{zh-x|@李 @^玉深 說:「 他們 (養 雞 戶) 要{yāo}求 就 是 說,你 就 把 這 錢 給 我們,我們 '''愛.怎麼.著[着]{zhāo}.怎麼.著[着]{zhāo}''' 吧,我 說 你 愛.怎麼.怎麼.著[着]{zhāo} 不行 啊,我 得{děi} 為 一 個 村 的 資金 負責,我 到 時候{hou} 給 國家 流失 了 資金,老百姓 的 錢 見-不到,我 有 責任。」|Li Yushen said, "They (the family raising chickens) request that you give this money to us and that we can '''do with it as we please'''. I said '''this''' just won't do - I'm responsible for the money of the village. If the people's money disappears and cannot be recovered, I will be responsible."}}

gives

  1. do as you want
: {{zh-x|齊.^宣王 使 人 吹 '''竽''' 必 三 百 人。<br>南郭.處{chǔ}士 請 為 王 吹 '''竽''',^宣王 說{yuè} 之,廩食 以 數 百 人。<br>宣王 死,湣{Mǐn}王 立 ,好{hào} 一一 聽 之,處{chǔ}士 逃。|Whenever [[w:Qi_(state)#Replaced_House_of_Jiang|King Xuan]] of [[w:Qi (state)|Qi]] had men play the '''''[[w:Yu (wind instrument)|yu]]''''' [a mouth organ], there had to be 300 men playing simultaneously.<br>A reclusive scholar, by the name of ''Nanguo'' [lit. southern wall of a city], who was unable to play the instrument, asked if he could join the ensemble and play the '''''yu''''' for the king. King Xuan was delighted by this, and dispensed enough food rations for several hundred musicians.<br>Then, King Xuan died, and [[w:King Min of Qi|King Min]] took the throne. He preferred to listen to the ''yu'' players one-by-one, so the reclusive scholar fled. {{q|Wiktionary translation}}|year=c. 280-233 BC|ref=Hanfeizi|collapsed=y}}

gives

齊宣王使
南郭處士宣王廩食
宣王湣王一一處士
[Classical Chinese, trad.]
齐宣王使
南郭处士宣王廪食
宣王湣王一一处士
[Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE
Qí Xuānwáng shǐ rén chuī bì sān bǎi rén.
Nánguō chǔshì qǐng wèi wáng chuī , Xuānwáng yuè zhī, lǐnshí yǐ shù bǎi rén.
Xuānwáng sǐ, Mǐnwáng lì, hào yīyī tīng zhī, chǔshì táo.
[Pinyin]
Whenever King Xuan of Qi had men play the yu [a mouth organ], there had to be 300 men playing simultaneously.
A reclusive scholar, by the name of Nanguo [lit. southern wall of a city], who was unable to play the instrument, asked if he could join the ensemble and play the yu for the king. King Xuan was delighted by this, and dispensed enough food rations for several hundred musicians.
Then, King Xuan died, and King Min took the throne. He preferred to listen to the yu players one-by-one, so the reclusive scholar fled. (Wiktionary translation)


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