孟母三遷

See also: 孟母三迁

Chinese

		mother of Mencius	three	to move; to shift
trad. (孟母三遷)		孟母	三	遷
simp. (孟母三迁)		孟母	三	迁
Literally: “The mother of Mencius changed her abode three times (to avoid bad influence on her son).”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mèngmǔsānqiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maang⁶ mou⁵ saam¹ cin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mèngmǔsānqiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mèngmǔsancian
    • Wade–Giles: mêng⁴-mu³-san¹-chʻien¹
    • Yale: mèng-mǔ-sān-chyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menqmuusanchian
    • Palladius: мэнмусаньцянь (mɛnmusanʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maang⁶ mou⁵ saam¹ cin¹
    • Yale: maahng móuh sāam chīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maang⁶ mou⁵ saam¹ tsin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mang⁶ mou⁵ sam¹ qin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːŋ²² mou̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

孟母三遷

1. (of parents) to be concerned with their children's growth