五窮六絕七翻身
Chinese
editfive | exhausted; poor | six | cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means |
seven | to turn over; to double over; to turn around | ||
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trad. (五窮六絕七翻身) | 五 | 窮 | 六 | 絕 | 七 | 翻身 | |
simp. (五穷六绝七翻身) | 五 | 穷 | 六 | 绝 | 七 | 翻身 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6 cat1 faan1 san1
- Yale: ńgh kùhng luhk jyuht chāt fāan sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 kung4 luk9 dzyt9 tsat7 faan1 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 kung4 lug6 jud6 ced1 fan1 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚² t͡syːt̚² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit五窮六絕七翻身
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) the stock market falls in May, reaches the bottom in June, and rebounds in July
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