八千里路雲和月

See also: 八千里路云和月

Chinese

		eight	thousand	li, a Chinese unit of length	road; path; way	cloud; (abbr.) for Yunnan; surname	mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm	moon; month
trad. (八千里路雲和月)		八	千	里	路	雲	和	月
simp. (八千里路云和月)		八	千	里	路	云	和	月
Literally: “eight thousand li of clouds and the moon”.

Etymology

From Man Jiang Hong by Yue Fei:

三十功名塵與土，八千里路雲和月。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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三十功名尘与土，八千里路云和月。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Yue Fei (1103-1142), Man Jiang Hong (《滿江紅》)

Sānshí gōngmíng chén yǔ tǔ, bāqiān lǐ lù yún hé yuè. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāqiān lǐ lù yún hé yuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ cin¹ lei⁵ lou⁶ wan⁴ wo⁴ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāqiān lǐ lù yún hé yuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bacian lǐ lù yún hé yuè
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-chʻien¹ li³ lu⁴ yün² ho² yüeh⁴
    • Yale: bā-chyān lǐ lù yún hé ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bachian lii luh yun her yueh
    • Palladius: бацянь ли лу юнь хэ юэ (bacjanʹ li lu junʹ xɛ jue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ yn³⁵ xɤ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ cin¹ lei⁵ lou⁶ wan⁴ wo⁴ jyut⁶
    • Yale: baat chīn léih louh wàhn wòh yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ tsin¹ lei⁵ lou⁶ wan⁴ wo⁴ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ qin¹ léi⁵ lou⁶ wen⁴ wo⁴ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ lou̯²² wɐn²¹ wɔː²¹ jyːt̚²/

Idiom

八千里路雲和月

1. Describes the great distances involved in a military campaign or a long journey.