一日不見，如隔三秋
See also: 一日不见，如隔三秋
Chinese
[edit]| one day; another day in the future | to not see; to not meet | as (if); such as | to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off |
three | autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing | |||
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| trad. (一日不見，如隔三秋) | 一日 | 不見 | ， | 如 | 隔 | 三 | 秋 | |
| simp. (一日不见，如隔三秋) | 一日 | 不见 | ， | 如 | 隔 | 三 | 秋 | |
| Literally: “Not seeing (somebody) for a day is like being apart for three autumns.” | ||||||||
Etymology
[edit]From the Classic of Poetry, poem 72 (《詩經·王風·采葛》):
- 彼采蕭兮，一日不見，如三秋兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Bǐ cǎi xiāo xī, yīrì bùjiàn, rú sān qiū xī. [Pinyin]
- There he is gathering the oxtail-southern-wood!
A day without seeing him, Is like three years!
彼采萧兮，一日不见，如三秋兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yirìhbùjiàn, rúgésanciou
- Wade–Giles: i1-jih4-pu4-chien4, ju2-ko2-san1-chʻiu1
- Yale: yī-r̀-bù-jyàn-, rú-gé-sān-chyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iryhbujiann, rugersanchiou
- Palladius: ижибуцзянь, жугэсаньцю (ižibuczjanʹ, žugɛsanʹcju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ kɤ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jat6 bat1 gin3, jyu4 gaak3 saam1 cau1
- Yale: yāt yaht bāt gin, yùh gaak sāam chāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jat9 bat7 gin3, jy4 gaak8 saam1 tsau1
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yed6 bed1 gin3, yu4 gag3 sam1 ceo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ jyː²¹ kaːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]一日不見，如隔三秋
Derived terms
[edit]- 一日三秋 (yīrìsānqiū)
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