彈冠相慶
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Chinese
[edit]to flick dirt from hat of a bureaucrat; to start one's career | each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually |
mutually; towards each other | ||
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trad. (彈冠相慶) | 彈冠 | 相 | 慶 | |
simp. (弹冠相庆) | 弹冠 | 相 | 庆 |
Etymology
[edit]Derived from a statement illustraing the friendship between Wang Ji and Gong Yu of Western Han:
- 吉與貢禹為友,世稱『王陽在位,貢公彈冠。』言其取舍同也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Jí yǔ Gòng Yǔ wèi yǒu, shìchēng ‘Wáng Yáng zàiwèi, Gòng gōng dànguàn.’ Yán qí qǔshě tóng yě. [Pinyin]
- Wang Ji and Gong Yu were friends. It was said that "When Wang Ji was holding his position, Gong Yu could also became an official too." It was also said that they had same interests.
吉与贡禹为友,世称『王阳在位,贡公弹冠。』言其取舍同也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Originally describing friends following each other in career.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tánguansiangcìng
- Wade–Giles: tʻan2-kuan1-hsiang1-chʻing4
- Yale: tán-gwān-syāng-chìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarnguanshiangchinq
- Palladius: таньгуаньсянцин (tanʹguanʹsjancin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰän³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taan4 gun1 soeng1 hing3
- Yale: tàahn gūn sēung hing
- Cantonese Pinyin: taan4 gun1 soeng1 hing3
- Guangdong Romanization: tan4 gun1 sêng1 hing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːn²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]彈冠相慶
- (derogatory) to congratulate each other (when a bad person gains success)
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