四平八穩

See also: 四平八稳

Chinese

		four	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	eight	settled; steady; stable
trad. (四平八穩)		四	平	八	穩
simp. (四平八稳)		四	平	八	稳

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìpíngbāwěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ ping⁴ baat³ wan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìpíngbāwěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhpíngbawǔn
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-pʻing²-pa¹-wên³
    • Yale: sz̀-píng-bā-wěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhpyngbawoen
    • Palladius: сыпинбавэнь (sypinbavɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ ping⁴ baat³ wan²
    • Yale: sei pìhng baat wán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ ping⁴ baat⁸ wan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ ping⁴ bad³ wen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ wɐn³⁵/

Idiom

四平八穩

1. very stable and steady; completely stable and safe