神州陸沉

Chinese

		the Divine Land	to sink into the sea; to fall into enemy hands
trad. (神州陸沉)		神州	陸沉
simp. (神州陆沉)		神州	陆沉

Etymology

From Shishuo Xinyu:

桓公入洛，過淮泗，踐北境，與諸僚屬登平乘樓，眺矚中原，慨然曰：「遂使神州陸沉，百年丘虛，王夷甫諸人不得不任其責！」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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桓公入洛，过淮泗，践北境，与诸僚属登平乘楼，眺瞩中原，慨然曰：「遂使神州陆沉，百年丘虚，王夷甫诸人不得不任其责！」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

Huán Gōng rù Luò, guò Huái Sì, jiàn běi jìng, yǔ zhū liáoshǔ dēng píngchénglóu, tiàozhǔ Zhōngyuán, kǎirán yuē: “Suì shǐ Shénzhōulùchén, bǎinián qiūxū, wáng Yífǔ zhūrén bùdé bù rèn qí zé!” [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shénzhōulùchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ zau¹ luk⁶ cam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shénzhōulùchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shénjhoulùchén
    • Wade–Giles: shên²-chou¹-lu⁴-chʻên²
    • Yale: shén-jōu-lù-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernjouluhchern
    • Palladius: шэньчжоулучэнь (šɛnʹčžoulučɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ zau¹ luk⁶ cam⁴
    • Yale: sàhn jāu luhk chàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ dzau¹ luk⁹ tsam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ zeo¹ lug⁶ cem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚² t͡sʰɐm²¹/

Idiom

神州陸沉

1. China is invaded and occupied by enemies