送君千里，終須一別

See also: 送君千里，终须一别

Chinese

		to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse		end; finish	necessary; must; need	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (送君千里，終須一別)		送	君	千里	，	終	須	一	別
simp. (送君千里，终须一别)		送	君	千里	，	终	须	一	别
Literally: “Even if you see a friend off for a thousand li, in the end you still have to part.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sòng jūn qiān lǐ, zhōng xū yī bié

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ , ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ ㄧ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sung³ gwan¹ cin¹ lei⁵, zung¹ seoi¹ jat¹ bit⁶
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵son-ciun ¹chi-li ¹tson-shiu ⁷iq-biq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sòng jūn qiān lǐ, zhōng xū yī bié [Phonetic: sòng jūn qiān lǐ, zhōng xū yì bié]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ , ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ ㄧ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sòng jyun cian lǐ, jhong syu yi bié
    • Wade–Giles: sung⁴ chün¹ chʻien¹ li³, chung¹ hsü¹ i¹ pieh²
    • Yale: sùng jyūn chyān lǐ-, jūng syū yī byé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sonq jiun chian lii, jong shiu i bye
    • Palladius: сун цзюнь цянь ли, чжун сюй и бе (sun czjunʹ cjanʹ li, čžun sjuj i be)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sung³ gwan¹ cin¹ lei⁵, zung¹ seoi¹ jat¹ bit⁶
    • Yale: sung gwān chīn léih, jūng sēui yāt biht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sung³ gwan¹ tsin¹ lei⁵, dzung¹ soey¹ jat⁷ bit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sung³ guen¹ qin¹ léi⁵, zung¹ sêu¹ yed¹ bid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ piːt̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵son-ciun ¹chi-li ¹tson-shiu ⁷iq-biq
    • MiniDict: son^去 ciuin chi^平 li tson^平 shiu ih^入 bih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²son-jyn ¹qi-li ¹tson-xy ⁴iq-biq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /soŋ³³ t͡ɕyn³³  t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ li³³  t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ɕy³³  iɪʔ³³ biɪʔ⁴⁴/

Proverb

送君千里，終須一別

1. It is time for us to part company.