群賢畢至
See also: 群贤毕至
Chinese
| numerous sages; a group of talented people | the whole of; to finish; to complete the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished |
arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (群賢畢至/羣賢畢至) | 群賢/羣賢 | 畢 | 至 | |
| simp. (群贤毕至) | 群贤 | 毕 | 至 | |
Etymology
First attested in c. 353, in The Preface to the Poems of the Orchid Pavilion by Wang Xizhi:
- 暮春之初，會于會稽山陰之蘭亭，脩稧事也。羣賢畢至，少長咸集。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 353, 王羲之, 《蘭亭集序》
- Mùchūn zhī chū, huì yú Kuàijī shānyīn zhī Lántíng, xiūxì shì yě. Qúnxián bì zhì, shào zhǎng xián jí. [Pinyin]
- At the beginning of late spring, we meet at Orchid Pavilion to the northern side of Mount Kuaiji for washing off ill luck. All the virtuous come to meet here, the youthful as well as the elderly.
暮春之初，会于会稽山阴之兰亭，修禊事也。群贤毕至，少长咸集。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qúnxiánbìzhì
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cyúnsiánbìjhìh
- Wade–Giles: chʻün2-hsien2-pi4-chih4
- Yale: chyún-syán-bì-jr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyunshyanbihjyh
- Palladius: цюньсяньбичжи (cjunʹsjanʹbičži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: gjun hen pjit tsyijH
Idiom
群賢畢至