桑榆晚景

Chinese

		mulberry and elm trees; evening	evening scene; one's circumstances in old age
trad. (桑榆晚景)		桑榆	晚景
simp. #(桑榆晚景)		桑榆	晚景

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāngyúwǎnjǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ ㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): song¹ jyu⁴ maan⁵ ging²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāngyúwǎnjǐng [Phonetic: sāngyúwánjǐng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ ㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sangyúwǎnjǐng
    • Wade–Giles: sang¹-yü²-wan³-ching³
    • Yale: sāng-yú-wǎn-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangyuwoanjiing
    • Palladius: санъюйваньцзин (sanʺjujvanʹczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: song¹ jyu⁴ maan⁵ ging²
    • Yale: sōng yùh máahn gíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: song¹ jy⁴ maan⁵ ging²
    • Guangdong Romanization: song¹ yu⁴ man⁵ ging²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ maːn¹³ kɪŋ³⁵/

Idiom

桑榆晚景

1. remaining years of life; twilight years

Synonyms

• 桑榆暮景 (sāngyúmùjǐng)