春江水暖鴨先知

See also: 春江水暖鸭先知

Chinese

		spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	river	water; river	warm; toasty	duck	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to know; to be aware
trad. (春江水暖鴨先知)		春	江	水	暖	鴨	先	知
simp. (春江水暖鸭先知)		春	江	水	暖	鸭	先	知

Etymology

Literally: If the waters of the spring river are warm, the ducks will be the first to know.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon¹ gong¹ seoi² nyun⁵ aap³ sin¹ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī [Phonetic: chūnjiāngshuínuǎnyāxiānzhī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chun jiang shuěi nuǎn ya sian jhih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻun¹ chiang¹ shui³ nuan³ ya¹ hsien¹ chih¹
    • Yale: chwūn jyāng shwěi nwǎn yā syān jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuen jiang shoei noan ia shian jy
    • Palladius: чунь цзян шуй нуань я сянь чжи (čunʹ czjan šuj nuanʹ ja sjanʹ čži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceon¹ gong¹ seoi² nyun⁵ aap³ sin¹ zi¹
    • Yale: chēun gōng séui nyúhn aap sīn jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen¹ gong¹ soey² nyn⁵ aap⁸ sin¹ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cên¹ gong¹ sêu² nün⁵ ab³ xin¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ nyːn¹³ aːp̚³ siːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Proverb

春江水暖鴨先知

1. Professionals within an industry or profession will be the first to notice a change in circumstances.