有事鍾無豔,無事夏迎春
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[edit]Zhongli Chun | to have no further business; to have nothing further to discuss | Xia Yingchun | ||||
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trad. (有事鍾無豔,無事夏迎春/有事鍾無艷,無事夏迎春) | 有事 | 鍾無豔/鍾無艷 | , | 無事 | 夏迎春 | |
simp. (有事钟无艳,无事夏迎春/有事锺无艳,无事夏迎春) | 有事 | 钟无艳/锺无艳 | , | 无事 | 夏迎春 | |
Literally: “reach Zhong Wuyan when there is trouble, reach Xia Yingchun when there is nothing to do”. |
Etymology
[edit]Zhongli Chun, also known as Zhong Wuyan, was the queen consort of King Xuan of Qi who was talented and famous for her ugliness. She once saved the country by offering the king advice that encouraged him to start reforms.
Xia Yingchun was a fictional character in folk tales who was said to be a concubine of King Xuan and was very beautiful but with little talent. It was said that when King Xuan has troubles, he would seek for Zhongli Chun. On the contrary, when he was free, he would play with Xia Yingchun instead.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ , ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǒushìh Jhong Wúyàn, wúshìh Sià Yíngchun
- Wade–Giles: yu3-shih4 Chung1 Wu2-yen4, wu2-shih4 Hsia4 Ying2-chʻun1
- Yale: yǒu-shr̀ Jūng Wú-yàn-, wú-shr̀ Syà Yíng-chwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushyh Jong Wuyann, wushyh Shiah Yngchuen
- Palladius: юши Чжун Уянь, уши Ся Инчунь (juši Čžun Ujanʹ, uši Sja Inčunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ iŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau5 si6 zung1 mou4 jim6, mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 ceon1
- Yale: yáuh sih jūng mòuh yihm, mòuh sih hah yìhng chēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau5 si6 dzung1 mou4 jim6, mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 tsoen1
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo5 xi6 zung1 mou4 yim6, mou4 xi6 ha6 ying4 cên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯¹³ siː²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiːm²² mou̯²¹ siː²² haː²² jɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]有事鍾無豔,無事夏迎春
- Someone only reaches his/her friend when the friend is advantageous.
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Cantonese lemmas
- Chinese idioms
- Mandarin idioms
- Cantonese idioms
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 有
- Chinese terms spelled with 事
- Chinese terms spelled with 鍾
- Chinese terms spelled with 無
- Chinese terms spelled with 豔
- Chinese terms spelled with 夏
- Chinese terms spelled with 迎
- Chinese terms spelled with 春