秉燭夜談

Chinese

		to grasp; hold; maintain	candle	night	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname
trad. (秉燭夜談)		秉	燭	夜	談
simp. (秉烛夜谈)		秉	烛	夜	谈

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐngzhúyètán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐngzhúyètán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngjhúyètán
    • Wade–Giles: ping³-chu²-yeh⁴-tʻan²
    • Yale: bǐng-jú-yè-tán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingjwuyehtarn
    • Palladius: бинчжуетань (binčžujetanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/

Idiom

秉燭夜談

1. to chat at night under candlelight