近水樓臺
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]near; close (to); approximately | water; river | |||
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trad. (近水樓臺/近水樓台) | 近 | 水 | 樓臺/樓台 | |
simp. (近水楼台) | 近 | 水 | 楼台 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìnshuěilóutái
- Wade–Giles: chin4-shui3-lou2-tʻai2
- Yale: jìn-shwěi-lóu-tái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnshoeiloutair
- Palladius: цзиньшуйлоутай (czinʹšujloutaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4
- Yale: gahn séui làuh tòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gan6 soey2 lau4 toi4
- Guangdong Romanization: gen6 sêu2 leo4 toi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]近水樓臺
- to have a close relationship with someone or be in close proximity to something, which confers advantages