約定俗成

約定俗成

See also: 约定俗成

Chinese

		to agree on	custom; practice; habit	to form
trad. (約定俗成)		約定	俗	成
simp. (约定俗成)		约定	俗	成

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuēdìngsúchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek³ ding⁶ zuk⁶ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuēdìngsúchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuedinqswucherng
    • IPA ^(key): /y̯œ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹ su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek³ ding⁶ zuk⁶ sing⁴
    • Yale: yeuk dihng juhk sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁸ ding⁶ dzuk⁹ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg³ ding⁶ zug⁶ xing⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːk̚³ tɪŋ²² t͡sʊk̚² sɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

約定俗成

1. (idiomatic) conventional; customary; socially fixed; having an unwritten law

   元宵節賞花燈是約定俗成的習俗。 [MSC, trad.]
   元宵节赏花灯是约定俗成的习俗。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yuánxiāojié shǎng huādēng shì yuēdìngsúchéng de xísú. [Pinyin]

   It is customary to put up lanterns during the Lantern Festival.