寒窗
Chinese
| cold; poor; to tremble | shutter; window | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寒窗) | 寒 | 窗 | |
| simp. #(寒窗) | 寒 | 窗 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hánchuāng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hánchuang
- Wade–Giles: han2-chʻuang1
- Yale: hán-chwāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnchuang
- Palladius: ханьчуан (xanʹčuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon4 coeng1
- Yale: hòhn chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon4 tsoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: hon4 cêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
寒窗
- (literary) (sitting by a) cold window on a chilly winter day (to study)
- (figurative) harsh conditions for learning
Derived terms
- 十年寒窗
- 十載寒窗 / 十载寒窗
- 寒窗苦讀 / 寒窗苦读
- 翦燭寒窗 / 翦烛寒窗