似水流年
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Chinese
to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble |
water; river | fleeting time; fortune teller's prediction of a person's luck in a given year | ||
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trad. (似水流年) | 似 | 水 | 流年 | |
simp. #(似水流年) | 似 | 水 | 流年 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìhshuěilióunián
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ4-shui3-liu2-nien2
- Yale: sz̀-shwěi-lyóu-nyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhshoeiliounian
- Palladius: сышуйлюнянь (syšujljunjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci5 seoi2 lau4 nin4
- Yale: chíh séui làuh nìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi5 soey2 lau4 nin4
- Guangdong Romanization: qi5 sêu2 leo4 nin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː¹³ sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ niːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
似水流年
- years passing by quickly, like the water stream; time flies