泰山北斗
Chinese
| Mount Tai | North Star | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (泰山北斗) | 泰山 | 北斗 | |
| simp. #(泰山北斗) | 泰山 | 北斗 | |
| Literally: “Mount Tai and the North Star”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tàishānběidǒu [Phonetic: tàishānbéidǒu]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tàishanběidǒu
- Wade–Giles: tʻai4-shan1-pei3-tou3
- Yale: tài-shān-běi-dǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshanbeeidoou
- Palladius: тайшаньбэйдоу (tajšanʹbɛjdou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2
- Yale: taai sāan bāk dáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: taai3 saan1 bak7 dau2
- Guangdong Romanization: tai3 san1 beg1 deo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ tɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
泰山北斗
- eminent and accomplished figure in a field
Synonyms
- (short) 泰斗 (tàidǒu)