一命二運三風水
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Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
life; fate | two | to move; to transport; to use to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate |
three | wind and water; wind and water; wind and rain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一命二運三風水) | 一 | 命 | 二 | 運 | 三 | 風水 | |
| simp. (一命二运三风水) | 一 | 命 | 二 | 运 | 三 | 风水 | |
Etymology
First attested in the Qing dynasty novel Ernü Yingxiong Zhuan.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄦˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yi mìng èr yùn san fongshuěi
- Wade–Giles: i1 ming4 êrh4 yün4 san1 fêng1-shui3
- Yale: yī mìng èr yùn sān fēng-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i minq ell yunn san fengshoei
- Palladius: и мин эр юнь сань фэншуй (i min er junʹ sanʹ fɛnšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 meng6 ji6 wan6 saam1 fung1 seoi2
- Yale: yāt mehng yih wahn sāam fūng séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 meng6 ji6 wan6 saam1 fung1 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 méng6 yi6 wen6 sam1 fung1 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ mɛːŋ²² jiː²² wɐn²² saːm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
一命二運三風水
- the main factors determining one's life are, in decreasing order of importance, destiny, luck and feng shui
Derived terms
- 一命二運三風水，四積陰德五讀書／一命二运三风水，四积阴德五读书 (yī mìng èr yùn sān fēngshuǐ, sì jī yīndé wǔ dúshū)
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