八千里路雲和月

See also: 八千里路云和月

Chinese

	eight	thousand	li, a Chinese unit of length	road; path; way	cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm	moon; month
trad. (八千里路雲和月)	八	千	里	路	雲	和	月
simp. (八千里路云和月)	八	千	里	路	云	和	月
Literally: “eight thousand li of clouds and the moon”.

三十功名塵與土，八千里路雲和月。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

三十功名尘与土，八千里路云和月。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Yue Fei (1103-1142), Man Jiang Hong (《滿江紅》)

Sānshí gōngmíng chén yǔ tǔ, bāqiān lǐ lù yún hé yuè. [Pinyin]

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Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāqiān lǐ lù yún hé yuè

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ cin¹ lei⁵ lou⁶ wan⁴ wo⁴ jyut⁶

八千里路雲和月

Describes the great distances involved in a military campaign or a long journey.

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