東隅
See also: 东隅
Chinese
editeast | corner | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (東隅) | 東 | 隅 | |
simp. (东隅) | 东 | 隅 | |
Literally: “the eastern corner”. |
Etymology
editUsed as a metaphor to describe the spot where the sun comes out; morning.
- 可謂失之東隅,收之桑榆 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 398 - 445: Fan Ye (范瞱), Book of Later Han, Scroll 17, The Biography of Feng Yi (後漢書˙卷十七˙馮異傳)
- kěwèi shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú [Pinyin]
- It may be said that if one loses it in the morning, one gains it (back) at sunset.
可谓失之东隅,收之桑榆 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongyú
- Wade–Giles: tung1-yü2
- Yale: dūng-yú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongyu
- Palladius: дунъюй (dunʺjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 jyu4
- Yale: dūng yùh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 jy4
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 yu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit東隅