焚膏繼晷
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Chinese[edit]
burn | ointment; paste | to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit |
sunlight; time; sundial | ||
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trad. (焚膏繼晷) | 焚 | 膏 | 繼 | 晷 | |
simp. (焚膏继晷) | 焚 | 膏 | 继 | 晷 | |
Literally: “to burn oil (candle) to lengthen the day”. |
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: féngaojìguěi
- Wade–Giles: fên2-kao1-chi4-kuei3
- Yale: fén-gāu-jì-gwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ferngaujihgoei
- Palladius: фэньгаоцзигуй (fɛnʹgaocziguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fən³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2
- Yale: fàhn gōu gai gwái
- Cantonese Pinyin: fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2
- Guangdong Romanization: fen4 gou1 gei3 guei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
焚膏繼晷