時窮節乃見
Chinese
edito'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period |
exhausted; poor | festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate |
to be; thus; so to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon |
to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview | ||
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trad. (時窮節乃見) | 時 | 窮 | 節 | 乃 | 見 | |
simp. (时穷节乃见) | 时 | 穷 | 节 | 乃 | 见 | |
alternative forms | 時窮節乃現/时穷节乃现 |
Etymology
editFrom The Song of Righteousness by 文天祥 (Wen Tianxiang):
- 時窮節乃見,一一垂丹青。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1281, 文天祥 (Wen Tianxiang), 《正氣歌》
- Shíqióngjiénǎixiàn, yīyī chuí dānqīng. [Pinyin]
- Only when times are extreme will one's integrity be manifested, and go down in history case after case.
时穷节乃见,一一垂丹青。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhcyóngjiénǎisiàn
- Wade–Giles: shih2-chʻiung2-chieh2-nai3-hsien4
- Yale: shŕ-chyúng-jyé-nǎi-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrchyongjyenaeshiann
- Palladius: шицюнцзенайсянь (šicjunczenajsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si4 kung4 zit3 naai5 jin6
- Yale: sìh kùhng jit náaih yihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: si4 kung4 dzit8 naai5 jin6
- Guangdong Romanization: xi4 kung4 jid3 nai5 yin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³ naːi̯¹³ jiːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit時窮節乃見
- only at perilous times will one's integrity be tested and manifested
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