陰晴圓缺
Chinese
| shady and sunlit; cloudy and sunny; success and disappointment | to wax and wane | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (陰晴圓缺) | 陰晴 | 圓缺 | |
| simp. (阴晴圆缺) | 阴晴 | 圆缺 | |
Etymology
From Su Shi's Shuidiao Getou.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yīnqíngyuánquē
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yincíngyuáncyue
- Wade–Giles: yin1-chʻing2-yüan2-chʻüeh1
- Yale: yīn-chíng-ywán-chywē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inchyngyuanchiue
- Palladius: иньцинъюаньцюэ (inʹcinʺjuanʹcjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jam1 cing4 jyun4 kyut3
- Yale: yām chìhng yùhn kyut
- Cantonese Pinyin: jam1 tsing4 jyn4 kyt8
- Guangdong Romanization: yem1 qing4 yun4 küd3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jyːn²¹ kʰyːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
陰晴圓缺
- (of the Moon) dim, bright, full or crescent; the various shapes of the Moon; (figurative) unpredictability of life; vicissitudes of life