懸壺濟世

Chinese

		hang; suspend	pot; (a measure word)	aid; ferry; frugal	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (懸壺濟世)		懸	壺	濟	世
simp. (悬壶济世)		悬	壶	济	世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuánhújìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ wu⁴ zai³ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuánhújìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuánhújìshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan²-hu²-chi⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: sywán-hú-jì-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanhwujihshyh
    • Palladius: сюаньхуцзиши (sjuanʹxucziši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ xu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ wu⁴ zai³ sai³
    • Yale: yùhn wùh jai sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ wu⁴ dzai³ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ wu⁴ zei³ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ wuː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

Idiom

懸壺濟世

1. to practice medicine and treat the sick