百年好合

Chinese

		one hundred years; century; long time	happy union
trad. (百年好合)		百年	好合
simp. #(百年好合)		百年	好合
Literally: “be joined in love for a hundred years”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎiniánhǎohé

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ nin⁴ hou² hap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiniánhǎohé
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiniánhǎohé
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-nien²-hao³-ho²
    • Yale: bǎi-nyán-hǎu-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baenianhaoher
    • Palladius: байняньхаохэ (bajnjanʹxaoxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ nin⁴ hou² hap⁶
    • Yale: baak nìhn hóu hahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ nin⁴ hou² hap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ nin⁴ hou² heb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ niːn²¹ hou̯³⁵ hɐp̚²/

Idiom

百年好合

1. conjugal felicity; long-lasting harmonious union (of a couple) staying in love for the rest of their lives, for better or worse (usually said during a wedding ceremony)