高山流水
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]high mountain; Takayama | flowing water; something flowing rapidly, continually or irreversibly like water | ||
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trad. (高山流水) | 高山 | 流水 | |
simp. #(高山流水) | 高山 | 流水 | |
Literally: “high mountains and flowing water”. |
Etymology
[edit]From the friendship story of Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi, recorded in the book Liezi. See Bo Ya on Wikipedia for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshanlióushuěi
- Wade–Giles: kao1-shan1-liu2-shui3
- Yale: gāu-shān-lyóu-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushanlioushoei
- Palladius: гаошаньлюшуй (gaošanʹljušuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou1 saan1 lau4 seoi2
- Yale: gōu sāan làuh séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 saan1 lau4 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 san1 leo4 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]高山流水