吹皺一池春水

See also: 吹皱一池春水

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	pond; reservoir	spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	water; river
trad. (吹皺一池春水)		吹	皺	一	池	春	水
simp. (吹皱一池春水)		吹	皱	一	池	春	水

Etymology

Literally: a breeze causes ripples in the water of a spring-time pond

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuī zhòu yīchí chūn shuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟㄓㄡˋ ㄧㄔˊ ㄔㄨㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuī zhòu yīchí chūn shuǐ [Phonetic: chuī zhòu yìchí chūn shuǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄓㄡˋ ㄧㄔˊ ㄔㄨㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuei jhòu yichíh chun shuěi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui¹ chou⁴ i¹-chʻih² chʻun¹ shui³
  - Yale: chwēi jòu yī-chŕ chwūn shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuei jow ichyr chuen shoei
  - Palladius: чуй чжоу ичи чунь шуй (čuj čžou iči čunʹ šuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

吹皺一池春水

to make waves; to cause ripples; to have an impact; cause a stir
- 盛大借休閑網游吹皺一池春水 [MSC, trad.]
  盛大借休闲网游吹皱一池春水 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2006: Gameking staff, 盛大借休闲网游吹皱一池春水 (news article headline)
  Shèngdà jiè xiūxián wǎngyóu chuīzhòu yī chí chūnshuǐ [Pinyin]
  Shanda makes waves with casual web games

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