遊山玩水

Chinese

		to roam; travel	mountain; hill	curios; antiques; to play curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself	water; river
trad. (遊山玩水/游山玩水)		遊/游	山	玩	水
simp. (游山玩水)		游	山	玩	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóushānwánshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄢ ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ saan¹ wun⁶ seoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-san-goán-súi / iû-san-oán-súi / iû-san-oân-súi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóushānwánshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄢ ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóushanwánshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-shan¹-wan²-shui³
    • Yale: yóu-shān-wán-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshanwanshoei
    • Palladius: юшаньваньшуй (jušanʹvanʹšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ wän³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ saan¹ wun⁶ seoi²
    • Yale: yàuh sāan wuhn séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ saan¹ wun⁶ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ san¹ wun⁶ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ saːn⁵⁵ wuːn²² sɵy̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-san-goán-súi
    • Tâi-lô: iû-san-guán-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iusan'goafnsuie
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴ ɡuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴ ɡuan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-san-oán-súi
    • Tâi-lô: iû-san-uán-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iusan'oafnsuie
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴ uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴ uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-san-oân-súi
    • Tâi-lô: iû-san-uân-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iusan'oansuie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴ uan²³⁻³³ sui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/

Idiom

遊山玩水

1. to tour the scenic spots; to travel through nature