梅妻鶴子

梅妻鶴子

Chinese

		plum flower	wife; to marry off (a daughter)	crane	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (梅妻鶴子)		梅	妻	鶴	子
simp. (梅妻鹤子)		梅	妻	鹤	子
Literally: “plum wife crane child”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méiqīhèzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄑㄧ ㄏㄜˋ ㄗˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: méiqīhèzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄑㄧ ㄏㄜˋ ㄗˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meichihehtzyy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méicihèzǐh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

梅妻鶴子

1. to live as a hermit with a plum tree as one's wife and the cranes as one's children