起承轉合

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together
trad. (起承轉合)		起	承	轉	合
simp. (起承转合)		起	承	转	合

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐchéngzhuǎnhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² sing⁴ zyun² hap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐchéngzhuǎnhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐchéngjhuǎnhé
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-chʻêng²-chuan³-ho²
    • Yale: chǐ-chéng-jwǎn-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiicherngjoanher
    • Palladius: цичэнчжуаньхэ (cičɛnčžuanʹxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² sing⁴ zyun² hap⁶
    • Yale: héi sìhng jyún hahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² sing⁴ dzyn² hap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² xing⁴ jun² heb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡syːn³⁵ hɐp̚²/

Idiom

起承轉合

1. (poetry) structure of traditional Chinese poetry: introduction, elucidation, transition and conclusion
2. (by extension) composition of a piece of literature