高處不勝寒

See also: 高处不胜寒

Chinese

		high place; place that is high in elevation	to not win; to lose; to be not up to to not win; to lose; to be not up to; to be unable to bear	cold; poor; to tremble
trad. (高處不勝寒)		高處	不勝	寒
simp. (高处不胜寒)		高处	不胜	寒
Literally: “One can't withstand the cold when in high places.”

Etymology

From "Shuidiao Getou—Mid-Autumn of Bingchen" (《水調歌頭·丙辰中秋》) by Su Shi.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāochù bùshèng hán, gāochù bùshēng hán

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄢˊ, ㄍㄠ ㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ cyu³ bat¹ sing¹ hon⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāochù bùshèng hán [Phonetic: gāochù búshèng hán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaochù bùshèng hán
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chʻu⁴ pu⁴-shêng⁴ han²
    • Yale: gāu-chù bù-shèng hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauchuh bushenq harn
    • Palladius: гаочу бушэн хань (gaoču bušɛn xanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ xän³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāochù bùshēng hán
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaochù bùsheng hán
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-chʻu⁴ pu⁴-shêng¹ han²
    • Yale: gāu-chù bù-shēng hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauchuh busheng harn
    • Palladius: гаочу бушэн хань (gaoču bušɛn xanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ cyu³ bat¹ sing¹ hon⁴
    • Yale: gōu chyu bāt sīng hòhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tsy³ bat⁷ sing¹ hon⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ qu³ bed¹ xing¹ hon⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/

Proverb

高處不勝寒

1. it's lonely at the top