朝朝暮暮

Chinese

FWOTD – 1 January 2015

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing	evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing
trad. (朝朝暮暮)		朝	朝	暮	暮
simp. #(朝朝暮暮)		朝	朝	暮	暮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāozhāomùmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ ziu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāozhāomùmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaojhaomùmù
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-chao¹-mu⁴-mu⁴
    • Yale: jāu-jāu-mù-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaujaumuhmuh
    • Palladius: чжаочжаомуму (čžaočžaomumu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ ziu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶
    • Yale: jīu jīu mouh mouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ dziu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ jiu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² mou̯²²/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 朝朝暮暮

1. from dawn to dusk; all the time; day after day

   • 兩情若是久長時，又豈在朝朝暮暮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 11th century, Song Dynasty poetry by Qin Guan

     Liǎng qíng ruòshì jiǔcháng shí, yòu qǐ zài zhāozhāomùmù. [Pinyin]

     If love between both sides lasts sempiternally, then would (staying together) every day and night be the point?

(deprecated template usage)