生靈塗炭
Chinese
| to be in mud and coal; mire and charcoal ashes; filthy place | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (生靈塗炭) | 生靈 | 塗炭 | |
| simp. (生灵涂炭) | 生灵 | 涂炭 | |
| anagram | 塗炭生靈/涂炭生灵 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēnglíngtútàn
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shenglíngtútàn
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-ling2-tʻu2-tʻan4
- Yale: shēng-líng-tú-tàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenglingtwutann
- Palladius: шэнлинтутань (šɛnlintutanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ tʰu³⁵ tʰän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3
- Yale: sāng lìhng tòuh taan
- Cantonese Pinyin: sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3
- Guangdong Romanization: seng1 ling4 tou4 tan3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ tʰou̯²¹ tʰaːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
生靈塗炭