涇渭分明
Appearance
See also: 泾渭分明
Chinese
[edit]name of a river | name of a river | |||
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trad. (涇渭分明) | 涇 | 渭 | 分明 | |
simp. (泾渭分明) | 泾 | 渭 | 分明 | |
Literally: “to be as different as the waters of the (muddy) Jing and the (limpid) Wei”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jingwèifenmíng
- Wade–Giles: ching1-wei4-fên1-ming2
- Yale: jīng-wèi-fēn-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingweyfenming
- Palladius: цзинвэйфэньмин (czinvɛjfɛnʹmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ging1 wai6 fan1 ming4
- Yale: gīng waih fān mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ging1 wai6 fan1 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: ging1 wei6 fen1 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² fɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]涇渭分明