人走茶涼

See also: 人走茶凉

Chinese

		man; person; people	to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	tea; tea plant	cool; cold
trad. (人走茶涼)		人	走	茶	涼
simp. (人走茶凉)		人	走	茶	凉
Literally: “the tea cools down as soon as the person is gone”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénzǒucháliáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ zau² caa⁴ loeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rénzǒucháliáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rénzǒucháliáng
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-tsou³-chʻa²-liang²
    • Yale: rén-dzǒu-chá-lyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rentzooucharliang
    • Palladius: жэньцзоучалян (žɛnʹczoučaljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ zau² caa⁴ loeng⁴
    • Yale: yàhn jáu chàh lèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ dzau² tsaa⁴ loeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ zeo² ca⁴ lêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

Proverb

人走茶涼

1. When a man loses his power, he loses the praise, respect or flattering as well. / the superficiality of human relationships

Synonyms

• 世態炎涼／世态炎凉 (shìtàiyánliáng)