歲寒三友

See also: 歳寒三友, and 岁寒三友

Chinese

		the cold months; winter	pine, bamboo and ume; music, wine and poetry
trad. (歲寒三友)		歲寒	三友
simp. (岁寒三友)		岁寒	三友

Etymology

Pine, bamboo and plum blossoms do not wither in winter; therefore, they are known as the "three friends of winter".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suìhánsānyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi³ hon⁴ saam¹ jau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suìhánsānyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suèihánsanyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: sui⁴-han²-san¹-yu³
    • Yale: swèi-hán-sān-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueyharnsanyeou
    • Palladius: суйханьсанью (sujxanʹsanʹju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵ sän⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi³ hon⁴ saam¹ jau⁵
    • Yale: seui hòhn sāam yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey³ hon⁴ saam¹ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu³ hon⁴ sam¹ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³³ hɔːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

歲寒三友

1. three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum blossom)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (歲寒三友):

• → Japanese: 歳寒(さいかん)三友(さんゆう) (saikan san'yū)

See also

• 四君子 (Sì Jūnzǐ)