一命二運三風水

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	life; fate	two	to move; to transport; to use to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate	three	wind and water; wind and water; wind and rain
trad. (一命二運三風水)		一	命	二	運	三	風水
simp. (一命二运三风水)		一	命	二	运	三	风水

Etymology

First attested in the Qing dynasty novel Ernü Yingxiong Zhuan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī mìng èr yùn sān fēngshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄦˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ meng⁶ ji⁶ wan⁶ saam¹ fung¹ seoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī mìng èr yùn sān fēngshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄦˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi mìng èr yùn san fongshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ ming⁴ êrh⁴ yün⁴ san¹ fêng¹-shui³
    • Yale: yī mìng èr yùn sān fēng-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i minq ell yunn san fengshoei
    • Palladius: и мин эр юнь сань фэншуй (i min er junʹ sanʹ fɛnšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ meng⁶ ji⁶ wan⁶ saam¹ fung¹ seoi²
    • Yale: yāt mehng yih wahn sāam fūng séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ meng⁶ ji⁶ wan⁶ saam¹ fung¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ méng⁶ yi⁶ wen⁶ sam¹ fung¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ mɛːŋ²² jiː²² wɐn²² saːm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Proverb

一命二運三風水

1. the main factors determining one's life are, in decreasing order of importance, destiny, luck and feng shui

Derived terms

• 一命二運三風水，四積陰德五讀書／一命二运三风水，四积阴德五读书 (yī mìng èr yùn sān fēngshuǐ, sì jī yīndé wǔ dúshū)