遊山玩水

Chinese

		to roam; travel	mountain; hill	curios; antiques; to play curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself	water; river
trad. (遊山玩水/游山玩水)		遊/游	山	玩	水
simp. (游山玩水)		游	山	玩	水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóushānwánshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄢㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ saan¹ wun⁶ seoi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-san-goán-súi / iû-san-oán-súi / iû-san-oân-súi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóushānwánshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄢㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóushanwánshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-shan¹-wan²-shui³
  - Yale: yóu-shān-wán-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshanwanshoei
  - Palladius: юшаньваньшуй (jušanʹvanʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ wän³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ saan¹ wun⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: yàuh sāan wuhn séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ saan¹ wun⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ san¹ wun⁶ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ saːn⁵⁵ wuːn²² sɵy̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-san-goán-súi
  - Tâi-lô: iû-san-guán-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iusan'goafnsuie
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴ ɡuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴ ɡuan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-san-oán-súi
  - Tâi-lô: iû-san-uán-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iusan'oafnsuie
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴ uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴ uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-san-oân-súi
  - Tâi-lô: iû-san-uân-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iusan'oansuie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴ uan²³⁻³³ sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/

Idiom

遊山玩水

to tour the scenic spots; to travel through nature