寒暄
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]cold; poor; to tremble | genial and warm | ||
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simp. and trad. (寒暄) |
寒 | 暄 | |
alternative forms | 寒喧 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hánxuān
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hánsyuan
- Wade–Giles: han2-hsüan1
- Yale: hán-sywān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnshiuan
- Palladius: ханьсюань (xanʹsjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon4 hyun1
- Yale: hòhn hyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon4 hyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: hon4 hün1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn²¹ hyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: han xjwon
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːn qʰʷan/
Noun
[edit]寒暄
Verb
[edit]寒暄
- (literary) to enquire about another person's well-being (i.e. to inquire if they are feeling cold or warm)
- 主賓長揖,寒暄而外,不敢多設一語。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. late 16th century, Tu Long,《冥寥子游》(The Travels of Mingliaozi), rendered into English by Lin Yutang
- Zhǔ bīn chángyī, hánxuān érwài, bùgǎn duō shè yī yǔ. [Pinyin]
- A host and his visitor make a low bow to each other, yet besides a few casual remarks about the weather, dare not make another comment.
主宾长揖,寒暄而外,不敢多设一语。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
- (now often) to exchange pleasantries; to make small talk; to exchange greetings
- 2007, “好久不見 [hǎojiǔbùjiàn]”, 施立 (lyrics), performed by 陳奕迅:
- 你會不會忽然地出現 在街角的咖啡店 我會帶著笑臉 揮手寒暄 和你坐著聊聊天 [MSC, trad.]
- nǐ huìbùhuì hūrán de chūxiàn, zài jiējiǎo de kāfēidiàn, wǒ huì dài zhe xiàoliǎn, huīshǒu hánxuān, hé nǐ zuò zhe liáoliáotiān [Pinyin]
- Will you suddenly show up,
At the café around the street corner?
I would smile and wave to you,
Greet you, and have a chat with you.
你会不会忽然地出现 在街角的咖啡店 我会带着笑脸 挥手寒暄 和你坐着聊聊天 [MSC, simp.]
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