十年河東，十年河西

See also: 十年河东，十年河西

Chinese

		ten	year	river	east		ten	year	river	west
trad. (十年河東，十年河西)		十	年	河	東	，	十	年	河	西
simp. (十年河东，十年河西)		十	年	河	东	，	十	年	河	西
Literally: “Ten years on the east side of the river, ten years on the west side of the river.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shí nián hé dōng, shí nián hé xī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ sai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shí nián hé dōng, shí nián hé xī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíh nián hé dong, shíh nián hé si
    • Wade–Giles: shih² nien² ho² tung¹, shih² nien² ho² hsi¹
    • Yale: shŕ nyán hé dūng-, shŕ nyán hé syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr nian her dong, shyr nian her shi
    • Palladius: ши нянь хэ дун, ши нянь хэ си (ši njanʹ xɛ dun, ši njanʹ xɛ si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ sai¹
    • Yale: sahp nìhn hòh dūng, sahp nìhn hòh sāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, sap⁹ nin⁴ ho⁴ sai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, seb⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ sei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

十年河東，十年河西

1. prosperity and decline never last; everything in life is cyclical; life has its ups and downs

Related terms

• 三十年河東，三十年河西／三十年河东，三十年河西 (sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī)