近水樓臺先得月

Chinese

		to have a close relationship with someone or be in close proximity to something, which confers advantages	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	moon; month
trad. (近水樓臺先得月/近水樓台先得月)		近水樓臺/近水樓台	先	得	月
simp. (近水楼台先得月)		近水楼台	先	得	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴ sin¹ dak¹ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnshuěilóutái sian dé yuè
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-shui³-lou²-tʻai² hsien¹ tê² yüeh⁴
    • Yale: jìn-shwěi-lóu-tái syān dé ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnshoeiloutair shian der yueh
    • Palladius: цзиньшуйлоутай сянь дэ юэ (czinʹšujloutaj sjanʹ dɛ jue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴ sin¹ dak¹ jyut⁶
    • Yale: gahn séui làuh tòih sīn dāk yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan⁶ soey² lau⁴ toi⁴ sin¹ dak⁷ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen⁶ sêu² leo⁴ toi⁴ xin¹ deg¹ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyːt̚²/

Proverb

近水樓臺先得月

1. proximity or closeness to someone or something grants an advantage or priority in gaining certain benefits