天有不測風雲
Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
wind and clouds; heavy wind and many clouds; storm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天有不測風雲) | 天 | 有 | 不測 | 風雲 | |
| simp. (天有不测风云) | 天 | 有 | 不测 | 风云 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiān yǒu bùcè fēngyún [Phonetic: tiān yǒu búcè fēngyún]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tian yǒu bùcè fongyún
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1 yu3 pu4-tsʻê4 fêng1-yün2
- Yale: tyān yǒu bù-tsè fēng-yún
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian yeou butseh fengyun
- Palladius: тянь ю буцэ фэнъюнь (tjanʹ ju bucɛ fɛnʺjunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ yn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 jau5 bat1 caak1 fung1 wan4
- Yale: tīn yáuh bāt chāak fūng wàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 jau5 bat7 tsaak7 fung1 wan4
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 yeo5 bed1 cag1 fung1 wen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
天有不測風雲
- short for 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福／天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 (tiān yǒu bùcè fēngyún, rén yǒu dànxī huòfú, “Disasters and misfortunes are unpredictable”)
- 這實在是叫作「天有不測風雲」，她的男人是堅實人，誰知道年紀輕輕，就會斷送在傷寒上？ [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1924, Lu Xun, 《祝福》
- Zhè shízài shì jiàozuò “tiān yǒu bùcè fēngyún”, tā de nánrén shì jiānshírén, shéi zhīdào niánjì qīngqīng, jiù huì duànsòng zài shānghán shàng? [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
这实在是叫作「天有不测风云」，她的男人是坚实人，谁知道年纪轻轻，就会断送在伤寒上？ [MSC, simp.]