方興未艾

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular	not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	Artemisia vulgaris; Chinese mugwort
trad. (方興未艾)		方	興	未	艾
simp. (方兴未艾)		方	兴	未	艾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngxīngwèi'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ hing¹ mei⁶ ngaai⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-heng-bī-ngāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngxīngwèi'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fangsingwèi-ài
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-hsing¹-wei⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: fāng-syīng-wèi-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangshingweyay
    • Palladius: фансинвэйай (fansinvɛjaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ hing¹ mei⁶ ngaai⁶
    • Yale: fōng hīng meih ngaaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ hing¹ mei⁶ ngaai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ hing¹ méi⁶ ngai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ mei̯²² ŋaːi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-heng-bī-ngāi
    • Tâi-lô: hong-hing-bī-ngāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honghengbixngai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²⁻²¹ ŋãi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ hiɪŋ³³ bi⁴¹⁻²² ŋãi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²⁻²¹ ŋãi²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi³³⁻¹¹ ŋãi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi³³⁻²¹ ŋãi³³/

Idiom

方興未艾

1. to be ascendant or still growing