喜憂參半
Chinese
| happiness and sadness | to be fifty-fifty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (喜憂參半) | 喜憂 | 參半 | |
| simp. (喜忧参半) | 喜忧 | 参半 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): xǐyōucānbàn
- (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄡ ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xǐyōucānbàn
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄡ ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sǐyoucanbàn
- Wade–Giles: hsi3-yu1-tsʻan1-pan4
- Yale: syǐ-yōu-tsān-bàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiioutsanbann
- Palladius: сиюцаньбань (sijucanʹbanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰän⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
喜憂參半