東山再起
See also: 东山再起
Chinese
| the eastern peak of Mount Tai | again; once more; next in sequence again; once more; next in sequence; another |
to rise; to raise; to get up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東山再起) | 東山 | 再 | 起 | |
| simp. (东山再起) | 东山 | 再 | 起 | |
| Literally: “to rise again from Dongshan”. | ||||
Etymology
Based on Xie An (謝安) of the Jin (晉) dynasty, who quit his office and lived in seclusion in Dongshan (a mountain in Zhejiang, China), but later returned to office.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): dōngshānzàiqǐ
- (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-san-chài-khí
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dōngshānzàiqǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongshanzàicǐ
- Wade–Giles: tung1-shan1-tsai4-chʻi3
- Yale: dūng-shān-dzài-chǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongshantzaychii
- Palladius: дуншаньцзайци (dunšanʹczajci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2
- Yale: dūng sāan joi héi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 saan1 dzoi3 hei2
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 san1 zoi3 héi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯³³ hei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-san-chài-khí
- Tâi-lô: tong-san-tsài-khí
- Phofsit Daibuun: dongsanzae'qie
- IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴ t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴ t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
東山再起