冬練三九，夏練三伏

See also: 冬练三九，夏练三伏

Chinese

		winter	to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill	from the 19th day to the 27th day after the winter solstice; the coldest weather days of winter		summer; Xia (proper name)	to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill	three fu
trad. (冬練三九，夏練三伏)		冬	練	三九	，	夏	練	三伏
simp. (冬练三九，夏练三伏)		冬	练	三九	，	夏	练	三伏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dōngliànsānjiǔ, xiàliànsānfú

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˇ , ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dōngliànsānjiǔ, xiàliànsānfú
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˇ , ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dongliànsanjiǒu, siàliànsanfú
    • Wade–Giles: tung¹-lien⁴-san¹-chiu³, hsia⁴-lien⁴-san¹-fu²
    • Yale: dūng-lyàn-sān-jyǒu-, syà-lyàn-sān-fú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongliannsanjeou, shiahliannsanfwu
    • Palladius: дунляньсаньцзю, сяляньсаньфу (dunljanʹsanʹczju, sjaljanʹsanʹfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɛn⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

Idiom

冬練三九，夏練三伏

1. to carry out training in the coldest and the hottest parts of the year