人面桃花
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Chinese[edit]
human face; person | peach blossom; luck in love affairs; luck in love | ||
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trad. (人面桃花) | 人面 | 桃花 | |
simp. #(人面桃花) | 人面 | 桃花 | |
alternative forms | 桃花人面 | ||
Literally: “the face (of a girl) and peach blossoms”. |
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rénmiàntáohua
- Wade–Giles: jên2-mien4-tʻao2-hua1
- Yale: rén-myàn-táu-hwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renmianntaurhua
- Palladius: жэньмяньтаохуа (žɛnʹmjanʹtaoxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan4 min6 tou4 faa1
- Yale: yàhn mihn tòuh fā
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 min6 tou4 faa1
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 min6 tou4 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ miːn²² tʰou̯²¹ faː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: nyin mjienH daw xwae
Idiom[edit]
人面桃花
- a man's nostalgic memory of an old sweetheart