琴棋書畫
Chinese
| qin; general name for certain instruments | any chess-like game or game requiring strategy | book; letter | draw; picture; painting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (琴棋書畫) | 琴 | 棋 | 書 | 畫 | |
| simp. (琴棋书画) | 琴 | 棋 | 书 | 画 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): qínqíshūhuà
- (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kam4 kei4 syu1 waa6-2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qínqíshūhuà
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cíncíshuhuà
- Wade–Giles: chʻin2-chʻi2-shu1-hua4
- Yale: chín-chí-shū-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynchyishuhuah
- Palladius: циньцишухуа (cinʹcišuxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kam4 kei4 syu1 waa6-2
- Yale: kàhm kèih syū wá
- Cantonese Pinyin: kam4 kei4 sy1 waa6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: kem4 kéi4 xu1 wa6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐm²¹ kʰei̯²¹ syː⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
琴棋書畫
- the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar (i.e. qin, go, calligraphy, and painting)