玉樹臨風

Chinese

		jade tree; fairy tree; jade-like beautiful tree
trad. (玉樹臨風)		玉樹	臨風
simp. (玉树临风)		玉树	临风

Etymology

From the poem "飲中八仙歌" written by Du Fu (杜甫) during the Tang dynasty:

宗之瀟灑美少年，舉觴白眼望青天，皎如玉樹臨風前。 [MSC, trad.]

宗之潇洒美少年，举觞白眼望青天，皎如玉树临风前。 [MSC, simp.]

Zōngzhī xiāosǎ měishàonián, jǔ shāng báiyǎn wàng qīngtiān, jiǎo rú yùshù lín fēng qián. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùshùlínfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ syu⁶ lam⁴ fung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùshùlínfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùshùlínfong
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-shu⁴-lin²-fêng¹
  - Yale: yù-shù-lín-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhshuhlinfeng
  - Palladius: юйшулиньфэн (jujšulinʹfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ lin³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ syu⁶ lam⁴ fung¹
  - Yale: yuhk syuh làhm fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ sy⁶ lam⁴ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ xu⁶ lem⁴ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² syː²² lɐm²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

玉樹臨風

(of a male) to be extraordinarily talented and good-looking

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