藍田生玉

Chinese

		Lantian	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	jade
trad. (藍田生玉)		藍田	生	玉
simp. (蓝田生玉)		蓝田	生	玉
Literally: “Lantian [in Shaanxi] produces [good] jade.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lántiánshēngyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laam⁴ tin⁴ sang¹ juk⁶, laam⁴ tin⁴ sang¹ juk^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lántiánshēngyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lántiánshengyù
    • Wade–Giles: lan²-tʻien²-shêng¹-yü⁴
    • Yale: lán-tyán-shēng-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lantyanshengyuh
    • Palladius: ланьтяньшэнъюй (lanʹtjanʹšɛnʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laam⁴ tin⁴ sang¹ juk⁶, laam⁴ tin⁴ sang¹ juk^6-2
    • Yale: làahm tìhn sāng yuhk, làahm tìhn sāng yúk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laam⁴ tin⁴ sang¹ juk⁹, laam⁴ tin⁴ sang¹ juk^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lam⁴ tin⁴ seng¹ yug⁶, lam⁴ tin⁴ seng¹ yug^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːm²¹ tʰiːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/, /laːm²¹ tʰiːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

Idiom

藍田生玉

1. outstanding children come from a prestigious family

Synonyms

• 藍田出玉／蓝田出玉