三北
Chinese
| three; many times | north | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三北) | 三 | 北 | |
| simp. #(三北) | 三 | 北 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānběi
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanběi
- Wade–Giles: san1-pei3
- Yale: sān-běi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanbeei
- Palladius: саньбэй (sanʹbɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
三北
- (literary) to suffer defeats repeatedly; to lose over and over again
- 雖三北其何傷兮，待一戰之雪恥。
- From: 1914 January 29, Hu Shi（胡適）, an abridged translation of Epilogue to Asolando by the poet Robert Browning, retitled 樂觀主義 (Lèguān Zhǔyì)
- Suī sānběi qí hé shāng xī, dài yī zhàn zhī xuěchǐ.
Wú mèi ér fù xǐng xī, yì zài jué ér zàiqǐ. [Pinyin] - Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better,
Sleep to wake.
吾寐而復醒兮，亦再蹶而再起。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
虽三北其何伤兮，待一战之雪耻。
吾寐而复醒兮，亦再蹶而再起。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Proper noun
三北