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百川歸海
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Chinese
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rivers
,
lakes
and
marshes
to go back; to return
ocean; sea
trad.
(
百川歸海
)
百川
歸
海
simp.
(
百川归海
)
百川
归
海
Literally:
“all rivers flow to the sea”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
bǎichuānguīhǎi
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
baak
3
cyun
1
gwai
1
hoi
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
bǎichuānguīhǎi
Zhuyin
:
ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
bǎichuangueihǎi
Wade–Giles
:
pai
3
-chʻuan
1
-kuei
1
-hai
3
Yale
:
bǎi-chwān-gwēi-hǎi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
baechuangueihae
Palladius
:
байчуаньгуйхай
(bajčuanʹgujxaj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
baak
3
cyun
1
gwai
1
hoi
2
Yale
:
baak chy
ū
n gw
ā
i hói
Cantonese Pinyin
:
baak
8
tsyn
1
gwai
1
hoi
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
bag
3
qun
1
guei
1
hoi
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/paːk̚³ t͡sʰyːn
⁵⁵
kʷɐi̯
⁵⁵
hɔːi̯³⁵/
Idiom
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百川歸海
natural
trend
;
all
eyes
look
toward
;
all
things
tend
to go in the
same
logical
direction
;
everyone
turns
to
somebody
for
guidance