養尊處優

See also: 养尊处优

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)	to honour	a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with	excellent; superior
trad. (養尊處優)		養	尊	處	優
simp. (养尊处优)		养	尊	处	优

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngzūnchǔyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄔㄨˇ ㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ zyun¹ cyu³ jau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngzūnchǔyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄔㄨˇ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngzunchǔyou
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-tsun¹-chʻu³-yu¹
    • Yale: yǎng-dzwūn-chǔ-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangtzuenchuuiou
    • Palladius: янцзуньчую (janczunʹčuju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ zyun¹ cyu³ jau¹
    • Yale: yéuhng jyūn chyu yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ dzyn¹ tsy³ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ jun¹ qu³ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

養尊處優

1. to live one's whole life in opulence and enjoying high social status