壯志未酬

Chinese

		great ambitions; lofty aspirations; great ideals	not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	entertain; repay; return entertain; repay; return; reward; compensate
trad. (壯志未酬)		壯志	未	酬
simp. (壮志未酬)		壮志	未	酬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuàngzhìwèichóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zong³ zi³ mei⁶ cau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngzhìwèichóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngjhìhwèichóu
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-chih⁴-wei⁴-chʻou²
    • Yale: jwàng-jr̀-wèi-chóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqjyhweychour
    • Palladius: чжуанчживэйчоу (čžuančživɛjčou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zong³ zi³ mei⁶ cau⁴
    • Yale: jong ji meih chàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzong³ dzi³ mei⁶ tsau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zong³ ji³ méi⁶ ceo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³ mei̯²² t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

壯志未酬

1. to have great ambitions that have not been realized