熙來攘往

Chinese

		prosperous; splendid	to come	throw into confusion	toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
trad. (熙來攘往)		熙	來	攘	往
simp. (熙来攘往)		熙	来	攘	往
alternative forms		煕來攘往

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīláirǎngwǎng, xīláirángwǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ, ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ loi⁴ joeng⁴ wong⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīláirǎngwǎng [Phonetic: xīláirángwǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siláirǎngwǎng
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-lai²-jang³-wang³
    • Yale: syī-lái-rǎng-wǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilairaangwoang
    • Palladius: силайжанван (silajžanvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīláirángwǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siláirángwǎng
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-lai²-jang²-wang³
    • Yale: syī-lái-ráng-wǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilairangwoang
    • Palladius: силайжанван (silajžanvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ loi⁴ joeng⁴ wong⁵
    • Yale: hēi lòih yèuhng wóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ loi⁴ joeng⁴ wong⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ loi⁴ yêng⁴ wong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jœːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ¹³/

Idiom

熙來攘往

1. bustling with activity