月下老人
Chinese
| in the moonlight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (月下老人) | 月下 | 老人 | |
| simp. #(月下老人) | 月下 | 老人 | |
Etymology
From a short story《定婚店》in Li Fuyan's 《續玄怪錄》Volume IV, circa 9th century. See English Wikipedia entry for the details.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut6 haa6 lou5 jan4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Goa̍t-hā-nó͘-jîn / Goa̍t-hā-nó͘-lîn / Goa̍t-hā-ló-jîn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yuèxià Lǎorén
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yuèsià Lǎorén
- Wade–Giles: Yüeh4-hsia4 Lao3-jên2
- Yale: Ywè-syà Lǎu-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehshiah Laoren
- Palladius: Юэся Лаожэнь (Juesja Laožɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 haa6 lou5 jan4
- Yale: yuht hah lóuh yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 haa6 lou5 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 ha6 lou5 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² haː²² lou̯¹³ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Goa̍t-hā-nó͘-jîn
- Tâi-lô: Gua̍t-hā-nóo-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: goadhaxnofjiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuat̚⁴⁻³² ha³³⁻²¹ nɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Goa̍t-hā-nó͘-lîn
- Tâi-lô: Gua̍t-hā-nóo-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: goadhaxnofliin
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡuat̚⁴⁻³² ha³³⁻¹¹ nɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Goa̍t-hā-ló-jîn
- Tâi-lô: Gua̍t-hā-ló-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: goadhaxloyjiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuat̚⁴⁻³² ha³³⁻²¹ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
月下老人
Noun
月下老人
- (figurative) matchmaker; go-between