重操舊業
Chinese
heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer |
to hold; to drill; to exercise to hold; to drill; to exercise; to act; to do; to take in hand; to keep; to manage |
one's old trade; previous profession; trade of one's forebears | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (重操舊業) | 重 | 操 | 舊業 | |
| simp. (重操旧业) | 重 | 操 | 旧业 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chóngcāojiùyè
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chóngcaojiòuyè
- Wade–Giles: chʻung2-tsʻao1-chiu4-yeh4
- Yale: chúng-tsāu-jyòu-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngtsaujiowyeh
- Palladius: чунцаоцзюе (čuncaoczjuje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
重操舊業
- to return to one's old profession