兩廂情願

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	box (in theatre); side room	to be willing to; would rather; would prefer to be willing to; would rather; would prefer; it would be better if
trad. (兩廂情願)		兩	廂	情願
simp. (两厢情愿)		两	厢	情愿
alternative forms		兩相情願／两相情愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngxiāngqíngyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngxiāngqíngyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngsiangcíngyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: liang³-hsiang¹-chʻing²-yüan⁴
    • Yale: lyǎng-syāng-chíng-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangshiangchyngyuann
    • Palladius: лянсянцинъюань (ljansjancinʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

兩廂情願

1. both sides being willing; mutual consent