朝饔夕飧

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	dressed food; first meal of the day	dusk; evening	supper
trad. (朝饔夕飧)		朝	饔	夕	飧
simp. #(朝饔夕飧)		朝	饔	夕	飧
Literally: “breakfast in the morning, supper in the evening”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāoyōngxìsūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄩㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ jung¹ zik⁶ syun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāoyōngxìsūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄩㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaoyongsìsun
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-yung¹-hsi⁴-sun¹
    • Yale: jāu-yūng-syì-swūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jauiongshihsuen
    • Palladius: чжаоюнсисунь (čžaojunsisunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ su̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ jung¹ zik⁶ syun¹
    • Yale: jīu yūng jihk syūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ jung¹ dzik⁹ syn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ yung¹ jig⁶ xun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² syːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

朝饔夕飧

1. talentless (used to describe someone who does little other than eat)