走南闖北

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	south	to rush; break through	north
trad. (走南闖北)		走	南	闖	北
simp. (走南闯北)		走	南	闯	北

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǒunánchuǎngběi

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau² naam⁴ cong² bak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǒunánchuǎngběi [Phonetic: zǒunánchuángběi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒunánchuǎngběi
    • Wade–Giles: tsou³-nan²-chʻuang³-pei³
    • Yale: dzǒu-nán-chwǎng-běi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoounanchoangbeei
    • Palladius: цзоунаньчуанбэй (czounanʹčuanbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau² naam⁴ cong² bak¹
    • Yale: jáu nàahm chóng bāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau² naam⁴ tsong² bak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo² nam⁴ cong² beg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ naːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ pɐk̚⁵/

Idiom

走南闖北

1. to journey north and south; to travel far and wide

Synonyms

• 闖南走北／闯南走北