東風化雨
Chinese
| easterly; spring wind | timely rain which nourishes all things | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東風化雨) | 東風 | 化雨 | |
| simp. (东风化雨) | 东风 | 化雨 | |
| Literally: “east wind and rain”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dōngfēnghuàyǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongfonghuàyǔ
- Wade–Giles: tung1-fêng1-hua4-yü3
- Yale: dūng-fēng-hwà-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongfenghuahyeu
- Palladius: дунфэнхуаюй (dunfɛnxuajuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 fung1 faa3 jyu5
- Yale: dūng fūng fa yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 fung1 faa3 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 fung1 fa3 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ faː³³ jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
東風化雨