奇文共賞

See also: 奇文共赏

Chinese

		unusual and mysterious essay	all together; in while; to share all together; in while; to share; common; general; together; total	enjoy the beauty of; give; award
trad. (奇文共賞)		奇文	共	賞
simp. (奇文共赏)		奇文	共	赏

Etymology

From Tao Yuanming's famous poem:

奇文共欣賞，疑義相與析。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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奇文共欣赏，疑义相与析。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: c. 410 or 411, 陶淵明 (Tao Yuanming),《移居》, translated by Arthur Waley

Qíwén gòng xīnshǎng, yíyì xiāngyǔ xī. [Pinyin]

Rare writings we read together and praise;
Doubtful meanings we examine together and settle.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qíwéngòngshǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ soeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qíwéngòngshǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cíwúngòngshǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-wên²-kung⁴-shang³
    • Yale: chí-wén-gùng-shǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiwengonqshaang
    • Palladius: цивэньгуншан (civɛnʹgunšan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ wən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ soeng²
    • Yale: kèih màhn guhng séung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ soeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ men⁴ gung⁶ sêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ mɐn²¹ kʊŋ²² sœːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

奇文共賞

1. to appreciate an unusually wonderful piece of writing together