山雨欲來風滿樓

Chinese

		mountain; hill	rain	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to come	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	to fill; to fulfil; filled to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (山雨欲來風滿樓)		山	雨	欲	來	風	滿	樓
simp. (山雨欲来风满楼)		山	雨	欲	来	风	满	楼
Literally: “the wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountains”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shānyǔ yù lái fēng mǎn lóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄥ ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saan¹ jyu⁵ juk⁶ loi⁴ fung¹ mun⁵ lau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shānyǔ yù lái fēng mǎn lóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄥ ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shanyǔ yù lái fong mǎn lóu
    • Wade–Giles: shan¹-yü³ yü⁴ lai² fêng¹ man³ lou²
    • Yale: shān-yǔ yù lái fēng mǎn lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanyeu yuh lai feng maan lou
    • Palladius: шаньюй юй лай фэн мань лоу (šanʹjuj juj laj fɛn manʹ lou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saan¹ jyu⁵ juk⁶ loi⁴ fung¹ mun⁵ lau⁴
    • Yale: sāan yúh yuhk lòih fūng múhn làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ jy⁵ juk⁹ loi⁴ fung¹ mun⁵ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: san¹ yu⁵ yug⁶ loi⁴ fung¹ mun⁵ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn⁵⁵ jyː¹³ jʊk̚² lɔːi̯²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ muːn¹³ lɐu̯²¹/

Proverb

山雨欲來風滿樓

1. A big event is always preceded by some kind of omen (often describing the tense situation and atmosphere before a serious event happens)