波瀾萬丈
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[edit]wave; (Cantonese) ball | swelling water | ten thousand; a great number; surname | zhang (unit of measurement) | ||
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trad. (波瀾萬丈) | 波 | 瀾 | 萬 | 丈 | |
simp. (波澜万丈) | 波 | 澜 | 万 | 丈 | |
Literally: “great waves thousands zhang high”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bolánwànjhàng
- Wade–Giles: po1-lan2-wan4-chang4
- Yale: bwō-lán-wàn-jàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bolanwannjanq
- Palladius: боланьваньчжан (bolanʹvanʹčžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ län³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bo1 laan4 maan6 zoeng6
- Yale: bō làahn maahn jeuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bo1 laan4 maan6 dzoeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: bo1 lan4 man6 zêng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɔː⁵⁵ laːn²¹ maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]波瀾萬丈
- (obsolete, of emotion) agitated
- 吁,是何言哉!人世勞苦,萬愁纏心,盡如燈蛾,爭撲名利,愁勝而髮白,神敗而形羸,方寸之間,波瀾萬丈,相妒相賊,猛於豪獸。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 李復言, 《續玄怪錄》
- Xū, shì hé yán zāi! Rénshì láokǔ, wàn chóu chán xīn, jìn rú dēng é, zhēng pū mínglì, chóu shèng ér fà bái, shén bài ér xíng léi, fāngcùn zhī jiān, bōlánwànzhàng, xiāng dù xiāng zéi, měng yú háo shòu. [Pinyin]
- Alas! What are you even talking about! The mortal world is tiring, with tens of thousands of sorrows harassing your heart. Everyone competes for their fame and wealth just like a flying moth hurtling into the candlelight. Their sorrows win which bleaches their hair; their spirits lose which weakens their bodies. Within their tiny, agitated hearts, they envy and hate each other, making them fiercer than beasts.
吁,是何言哉!人世劳苦,万愁缠心,尽如灯蛾,争扑名利,愁胜而发白,神败而形羸,方寸之间,波澜万丈,相妒相贼,猛于豪兽。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- eventful
Descendants
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |||
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波 | 瀾 | 萬 | 丈 |
は Grade: 3 |
らん Hyōgai |
ばん Jinmeiyō |
じょう Grade: S |
on'yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 波瀾萬丈 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 波瀾萬丈, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
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