夕陽西下

夕陽西下

See also: 夕阳西下

Chinese

		setting sun; sunset; old age	west	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (夕陽西下)		夕陽	西	下
simp. (夕阳西下)		夕阳	西	下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīyángxīxià, xìyángxīxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ, ㄒㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ joeng⁴ sai¹ haa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīyángxīxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyangshishiah
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ i̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: xìyángxīxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihyangshishiah
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ joeng⁴ sai¹ haa⁶
    • Yale: jihk yèuhng sāi hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ joeng⁴ sai¹ haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ yêng⁴ sei¹ ha⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² jœ̽ːŋ²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ häː²²/

Idiom

夕陽西下

1. when the sun sets in the west; at dusk