十指不沾陽春水
Chinese
editten | finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate |
not; no | infected by; moisten; receive favours | warm spring day | water; river | ||
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trad. (十指不沾陽春水) | 十 | 指 | 不 | 沾 | 陽春 | 水 | |
simp. (十指不沾阳春水) | 十 | 指 | 不 | 沾 | 阳春 | 水 | |
Literally: “one's fingers have never touched the water from a spring day”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíh jhǐh bù jhan yángchun shuěi
- Wade–Giles: shih2 chih3 pu4 chan1 yang2-chʻun1 shui3
- Yale: shŕ jř bù jān yáng-chwūn shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr jyy bu jan yangchuen shoei
- Palladius: ши чжи бу чжань янчунь шуй (ši čži bu čžanʹ jančunʹ šuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 zi2 bat1 zim1 joeng4 ceon1 seoi2
- Yale: sahp jí bāt jīm yèuhng chēun séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 dzi2 bat7 dzim1 joeng4 tsoen1 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 ji2 bed1 jim1 yêng4 cên1 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːm⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
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