牡丹花下死，做鬼也風流

牡丹花下死，做鬼也風流

See also: 牡丹花下死，做鬼也风流

Chinese

			under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid		to die; to become a ghost; to play tricks to die; to become a ghost; to play tricks; to get into mischief	also; too	distinguished and admirable; elegant and tasteful; talented and unrestrained distinguished and admirable; elegant and tasteful; talented and unrestrained; outstanding
trad. (牡丹花下死，做鬼也風流)		牡丹花	下	死	，	做鬼	也	風流
simp. (牡丹花下死，做鬼也风流)		牡丹花	下	死	，	做鬼	也	风流
Literally: “If I should die beneath a peony flower (metaphor for beautiful woman), I will still be charming as a ghost.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǔdānhuā xià sǐ, zuòguǐ yě fēngliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˇ ㄉㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˇ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mǔdānhuā xià sǐ, zuòguǐ yě fēngliú [Phonetic: mǔdānhuāxiàsǐ,zuòguíyěfēngliú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄉㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˇ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muudanhua shiah syy, tzuohgoei yyie fengliou
    • IPA ^(key): /mu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tän⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Proverb

牡丹花下死，做鬼也風流

1. If I die under a skirt, I can still flirt as a ghost. / If my body should perish, girls I'll still cherish.