慾望的洗禮

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; craving; lust; passion; need; necessity	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	baptism; ordeal; severe test
trad. (慾望的洗禮/欲望的洗禮)		慾望/欲望	的	洗禮
simp. (欲望的洗礼)		欲望	的	洗礼

Etymology

Calque of English baptism of desire.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùwàng de xǐlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùwàng de xǐlǐ [Phonetic: yùwàngdexílǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùwàng de̊ sǐlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-wang⁴ tê⁵ hsi³-li³
    • Yale: yù-wàng de syǐ-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhwanq .de shiilii
    • Palladius: юйван дэ сили (jujvan dɛ sili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

慾望的洗禮

1. (Christianity) baptism of desire