近水樓臺

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	water; river	tall building; tower; balcony tall building; tower; balcony; gallery
trad. (近水樓臺/近水樓台)		近	水	樓臺/樓台
simp. (近水楼台)		近	水	楼台

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìnshuǐlóutái

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìnshuǐlóutái
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìnshuěilóutái
  - Wade–Giles: chin⁴-shui³-lou²-tʻai²
  - Yale: jìn-shwěi-lóu-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnshoeiloutair
  - Palladius: цзиньшуйлоутай (czinʹšujloutaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴
  - Yale: gahn séui làuh tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan⁶ soey² lau⁴ toi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gen⁶ sêu² leo⁴ toi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

近水樓臺

to have a close relationship with someone or be in close proximity to something, which confers advantages

See also

近水樓臺先得月／近水楼台先得月 (jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.