宦海浮沉
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Chinese
officialdom; society of officials | to float and sink in the water; to go up and down; to drift along | ||
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trad. (宦海浮沉) | 宦海 | 浮沉 | |
simp. #(宦海浮沉) | 宦海 | 浮沉 | |
alternative forms | 宦海浮沈 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huànhǎifúchén
- Wade–Giles: huan4-hai3-fu2-chʻên2
- Yale: hwàn-hǎi-fú-chén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannhaefwuchern
- Palladius: хуаньхайфучэнь (xuanʹxajfučɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯än⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waan6 hoi2 fau4 cam4
- Yale: waahn hói fàuh chàhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: waan6 hoi2 fau4 tsam4
- Guangdong Romanization: wan6 hoi2 feo4 cem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /waːn²² hɔːi̯³⁵ fɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
宦海浮沉
- the ups and downs of officialdom