朝九晚五

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	nine	evening; night; late	five
simp. and trad. (朝九晚五)		朝	九	晚	五

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāojiǔwǎnwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ gau² maan⁵ ng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāojiǔwǎnwǔ [Phonetic: zhāojiúwánwǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaojiǒuwǎnwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-chiu³-wan³-wu³
    • Yale: jāu-jyǒu-wǎn-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaujeouwoanwuu
    • Palladius: чжаоцзюваньу (čžaoczjuvanʹu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ gau² maan⁵ ng⁵
    • Yale: jīu gáu máahn ńgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ gau² maan⁵ ng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ geo² man⁵ ng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ maːn¹³ ŋ̍¹³/

Idiom

朝九晚五

1. (of a job) to start at 9 am and finish at 5 pm, as a daily routine; 9 to 5