十指不沾陽春水

Chinese

		ten	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	not; no	infected by; moisten; receive favours	warm spring day	water; river
trad. (十指不沾陽春水)		十	指	不	沾	陽春	水
simp. (十指不沾阳春水)		十	指	不	沾	阳春	水
Literally: “one's fingers have never touched the water from a spring day”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shí zhǐ bù zhān yángchūn shuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ zi² bat¹ zim¹ joeng⁴ ceon¹ seoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shí zhǐ bù zhān yángchūn shuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíh jhǐh bù jhan yángchun shuěi
    • Wade–Giles: shih² chih³ pu⁴ chan¹ yang²-chʻun¹ shui³
    • Yale: shŕ jř bù jān yáng-chwūn shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr jyy bu jan yangchuen shoei
    • Palladius: ши чжи бу чжань янчунь шуй (ši čži bu čžanʹ jančunʹ šuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ zi² bat¹ zim¹ joeng⁴ ceon¹ seoi²
    • Yale: sahp jí bāt jīm yèuhng chēun séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ dzi² bat⁷ dzim¹ joeng⁴ tsoen¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ ji² bed¹ jim¹ yêng⁴ cên¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːm⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

十指不沾陽春水

1. to lead a spoiled and pampered life