近水樓臺

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	water; river	tall building; tower; balcony tall building; tower; balcony; gallery
trad. (近水樓臺/近水樓台)		近	水	樓臺/樓台
simp. (近水楼台)		近	水	楼台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnshuǐlóutái

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnshuǐlóutái
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnshuěilóutái
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-shui³-lou²-tʻai²
    • Yale: jìn-shwěi-lóu-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnshoeiloutair
    • Palladius: цзиньшуйлоутай (czinʹšujloutaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴
    • Yale: gahn séui làuh tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan⁶ soey² lau⁴ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen⁶ sêu² leo⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

近水樓臺

1. to have a close relationship with someone or be in close proximity to something, which confers advantages

See also

• 近水樓臺先得月／近水楼台先得月 (jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè)