玄之又玄
Chinese
| black; mysterious | 's; him/her/it; this | (once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again |
black; mysterious | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (玄之又玄) |
玄 | 之 | 又 | 玄 | |
Etymology
From Tao Te Ching:
- 玄之又玄，眾妙之門。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
- Xuánzhīyòuxuán, zhòng miào zhī mén. [Pinyin]
- Where the Mystery is the deepest is the gate of all that is subtle and wonderful.
玄之又玄，众妙之门。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): xuánzhīyòuxuán
- (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun4 zi1 jau6 jyun4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-chi-iū-hiân
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuánzhīyòuxuán
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuánjhihyòusyuán
- Wade–Giles: hsüan2-chih1-yu4-hsüan2
- Yale: sywán-jr̄-yòu-sywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanjyyowshyuan
- Palladius: сюаньчжиюсюань (sjuanʹčžijusjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun4 zi1 jau6 jyun4
- Yale: yùhn jī yauh yùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn4 dzi1 jau6 jyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: yun4 ji1 yeo6 yun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² jyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-chi-iū-hiân
- Tâi-lô: hiân-tsi-iū-hiân
- Phofsit Daibuun: hienci'iuxhieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iu²²⁻²¹ hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡si³³ iu⁴¹⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iu²²⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ iu³³⁻¹¹ hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ iu³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
玄之又玄