Chinese
[edit]| lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life | carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which |
to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (一生何求) |
一生 | 何 | 求 | |
Etymology
[edit]From the name of a 1989 Cantonese song (“Yat sang ho kau”). The name follows the SOV word order (when the object is an interrogative pronoun) of Classical Chinese.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yīshēnghéqiú [Phonetic: yìshēnghéqiú]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yishenghécióu
- Wade–Giles: i1-shêng1-ho2-chʻiu2
- Yale: yī-shēng-hé-chyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishengherchyou
- Palladius: ишэнхэцю (išɛnxɛcju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 sang1 ho4 kau4
- Yale: yāt sāng hòh kàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 sang1 ho4 kau4
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 seng1 ho4 keo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]一生何求
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