程門立雪

Chinese

		rule; order; regulations rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence; surname	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division	set up; to stand	snow
trad. (程門立雪)		程	門	立	雪
simp. (程门立雪)		程	门	立	雪
Literally: “the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngménlìxuě

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing⁴ mun⁴ laap⁶ syut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngménlìxuě
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngménlìsyuě
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-mên²-li⁴-hsüeh³
    • Yale: chéng-mén-lì-sywě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngmenlihsheue
    • Palladius: чэнмэньлисюэ (čɛnmɛnʹlisjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ mən³⁵ li⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing⁴ mun⁴ laap⁶ syut³
    • Yale: chìhng mùhn laahp syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing⁴ mun⁴ laap⁹ syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing⁴ mun⁴ lab⁶ xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ muːn²¹ laːp̚² syːt̚³/

Idiom

程門立雪

1. deep reverence for one's master