守得雲開見月明

Chinese

		to guard	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	cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	open; operate (vehicle); start	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	moon; month	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (守得雲開見月明)		守	得	雲	開	見	月	明
simp. (守得云开见月明)		守	得	云	开	见	月	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒu de yún kāi jiàn yuè míng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄣˊ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² dak¹ wan⁴ hoi¹ gin³ jyut⁶ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒu de yún kāi jiàn yuè míng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄣˊ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒu de̊ yún kai jiàn yuè míng
    • Wade–Giles: shou³ tê⁵ yün² kʻai¹ chien⁴ yüeh⁴ ming²
    • Yale: shǒu de yún kāi jyàn ywè míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoou .de yun kai jiann yueh ming
    • Palladius: шоу дэ юнь кай цзянь юэ мин (šou dɛ junʹ kaj czjanʹ jue min)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ yn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² dak¹ wan⁴ hoi¹ gin³ jyut⁶ ming⁴
    • Yale: sáu dāk wàhn hōi gin yuht mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² dak⁷ wan⁴ hoi¹ gin³ jyt⁹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² deg¹ wen⁴ hoi¹ gin³ yud⁶ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ wɐn²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kiːn³³ jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

守得雲開見月明

1. to manage to get through all the hardships and come to a good end; to see better days after persevering through hard times