天下沒有不散的宴席

See also: 天下没有不散的宴席

Chinese

		under heaven; the world; everything under the sky under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven	to not have; to have no; to not be to not have; to have no; to not be; there is no; there isn't any; there are no; there aren't any	not; no	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	banquet; feast; dinner party
trad. (天下沒有不散的宴席)		天下	沒有	不	散	的	宴席
simp. (天下没有不散的宴席)		天下	没有	不	散	的	宴席
alternative forms		天下沒有不散的筵席／天下没有不散的筵席 天下無不散的筵席／天下无不散的筵席 天下無不散之筵席／天下无不散之筵席
Literally: “There is no such thing in the world as a never-ending banquet”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānxià méiyǒu bùsàn de yànxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānxià méiyǒu bùsàn de yànxí [Phonetic: tiānxià méiyǒu búsàn de yànxí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiansià méiyǒu bùsàn de̊ yànsí
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-hsia⁴ mei²-yu³ pu⁴-san⁴ tê⁵ yen⁴-hsi²
    • Yale: tyān-syà méi-yǒu bù-sàn de yàn-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshiah meiyeou busann .de yannshyi
    • Palladius: тянься мэйю бусань дэ яньси (tjanʹsja mɛjju busanʹ dɛ janʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ sän⁵¹ d̥ə¹ jɛn⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

Proverb

天下沒有不散的宴席

1. Parting of people is inevitable; (by extension) All good things come to an end