四平八穩

See also: 四平八稳

Chinese

		four	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	eight	settled; steady; stable
trad. (四平八穩)		四	平	八	穩
simp. (四平八稳)		四	平	八	稳

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sìpíngbāwěn

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚㄨㄣˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si⁴ pin² ba² wen³

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): sīpíngbǎwèn
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ ping⁴ baat³ wan²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): si⁴ piang² bad⁵ vun³
Jin (Wiktionary): si³ ping¹ bah⁴ veng²
Eastern Min (BUC): sé-*bìng-*báik-ṳ̄ng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sù-pêng-pat-ún
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵sy-bin₆-paq₇-uen₅ / ⁵sy-bin₆ ⁷paq-uen₅ / ⁵sy ⁶bin ⁷paq ⁵uen / ⁵sy-bin₂ ⁷poq-uen₃
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sr⁴ bin² ba⁶ un³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìpíngbāwěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚㄨㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhpíngbawǔn
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-pʻing²-pa¹-wên³
  - Yale: sz̀-píng-bā-wěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhpyngbawoen
  - Palladius: сыпинбавэнь (sypinbavɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: si⁴ pin² ba² wen³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: spinbawn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹³ pʰin²¹ pa²¹ uən⁵³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: sīpíngbǎwèn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ pʰiŋ²⁴ pa²¹ uẽ⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ ping⁴ baat³ wan²
  - Yale: sei pìhng baat wán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ ping⁴ baat⁸ wan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ ping⁴ bad³ wen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ wɐn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: si⁴ piang² bad⁵ vun³
  - Sinological IPA: /sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiaŋ¹¹ pat̚¹ ʋun³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: si³ ping¹ bah⁴ veng²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /sz̩⁴⁵ pʰĩŋ¹¹ paʔ² və̃ŋ⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sé-*bìng-*báik-ṳ̄ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ yŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-pêng-pat-ún
  - Tâi-lô: sù-pîng-pat-ún
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suo'pengpat'uon
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-bin₆-paq₇-uen₅
  - MiniDict: sy^去 bin^去 pah^入 uen^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-bin₃-paq₄-un₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ bin⁵⁵ paʔ³³ uən²¹/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-bin₆ ⁷paq-uen₅
  - MiniDict: sy^去 bin^去 pah^入 uen^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-bin₃ ⁴paq-un₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ bin⁴⁴ paʔ³³ uən⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy ⁶bin ⁷paq ⁵uen
  - MiniDict: sy^去 bin^去 pah^入 uen^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr ³bin ⁴paq ²un
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩⁴⁴ bin²³ paʔ⁴⁴ uən³⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-bin₂ ⁷poq-uen₃
  - MiniDict: sy^去 bin^平 poh^入 uen^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /sz̩⁵² bin³³ poʔ⁵⁵ uən⁵¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sr⁴ bin² ba⁶ un³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁴⁵ pin¹³ pa̠²⁴ u̯ən⁴¹/

Idiom

四平八穩

very stable and steady; completely stable and safe