乘興

Chinese

		ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride	interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
trad. (乘興)		乘	興
simp. (乘兴)		乘	兴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ hing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: chéng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshinq
    • Palladius: чэнсин (čɛnsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ hing³
    • Yale: sìhng hing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ hing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ hing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ hɪŋ³³/

Adverb

乘興

1. when in high spirits

   • 造門不前而返。人問其故，王曰：「吾本乘興而行，興盡而返，何必見戴？」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     造门不前而返。人问其故，王曰：「吾本乘兴而行，兴尽而返，何必见戴？」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

     Zào mén bù qián ér fǎn. Rén wèn qí gù, Wáng yuē: “Wú běn chéng xìng ér xíng, xìng jìn ér fǎn, hébì jiàn Dài?” [Pinyin]

     When he reached the door he turned back instead of entering. Asked the reason, he said: “I set out on a happy impulse. Now that mood is over, I am going back. What need was there to see him?”