鶴鳴於九皋，聲聞於天
Chinese
[edit]| crane | to cry (of birds) | in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of |
imaginary number | bank; marsh | sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise |
hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at |
in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
day; sky; heaven | |||
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| simp. and trad. (鶴鳴於九皋，聲聞於天) |
鶴 | 鳴 | 於 | 九 | 皋 | ， | 聲 | 聞 | 於 | 天 | |
| Literally: “even if a crane cries in a deep valley, its cry reaches the heavens”. | |||||||||||
Etymology
[edit]Based on a poetry in The Classic of Poetry （《詩經·小雅·鶴鳴》）[circa 9th & 8th century].
- 鶴鳴於九皋，聲聞於天。魚在於渚，或潛在淵。樂彼之園，爰有樹檀，其下維穀。它山之石，可以攻玉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Shi Jing
- Hè míng yú jiǔ gāo, shēng wén yú tiān. Yú zài yú zhǔ, huò qián zài yuān. Yuè bǐ zhī yuán, yuán yǒu shù tán, qí xià wéi gǔ. Tā shān zhī shí, kěyǐ gōng yù. [Pinyin]
- Even if a crane cries in a deep valley, its cry reaches the heavens. Fish swim leisurely on small islands or sink into the abyss. In the sage's happy home, there is a mulberry tree under the sandalwood tree. If one could obtain such a wise man and make use of him, it would be like obtaining a stone from another mountain, which could be used as a tool to sharpen jade and assist the king in improving his virtue and studying.
鹤鸣于九皋，声闻于天。鱼在于渚，或潜在渊。乐彼之园，爰有树檀，其下维谷。它山之石，可以攻玉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hok6 ming4 jyu1 gau2 gou1, sing1 maan4 jyu1 tin1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ho̍k-bêng û kiú-ko, seng-bûn û thian
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄠ , ㄕㄥ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hè míng yú jiǒu gao, sheng wún yú tian
- Wade–Giles: ho4 ming2 yü2 chiu3 kao1, shêng1 wên2 yü2 tʻien1
- Yale: hè míng yú jyǒu gāu-, shēng wén yú tyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heh ming yu jeou gau, sheng wen yu tian
- Palladius: хэ мин юй цзю гао, шэн вэнь юй тянь (xɛ min juj czju gao, šɛn vɛnʹ juj tjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ y³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵ y³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hok6 ming4 jyu1 gau2 gou1, sing1 maan4 jyu1 tin1
- Yale: hohk mìhng yū gáu gōu, sīng màahn yū tīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hok9 ming4 jy1 gau2 gou1, sing1 maan4 jy1 tin1
- Guangdong Romanization: hog6 ming4 yu1 geo2 gou1, xing1 man4 yu1 tin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːk̚² mɪŋ²¹ jyː⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ maːn²¹ jyː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: hak mjaeng 'jo|'u kjuwX kaw syeng mjun|mjunH 'jo|'u then
Idiom
[edit]- even if a wise man hides, his reputation is widely known throughout the world.
Descendants
[edit]- → Japanese: 鶴九皐に鳴き声天に聞こゆ (tsuru kyū kō ni na ki koe ten ni ki koyu) (calque)
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