金縷衣
See also: 金缕衣
Chinese
metal; gold; money | state in detail; strand; thread | gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear | ||
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trad. (金縷衣) | 金 | 縷 | 衣 | |
simp. (金缕衣) | 金 | 缕 | 衣 | |
Literally: “gold threaded clothes”. |
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金縷衣
Pronunciation
Noun
金縷衣
- jade burial suit with gold threads
- 勸君莫惜金縷衣,勸君惜取少年時。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 杜秋娘《金縷衣》
- Quàn jūn mò xī jīnlǚyī, quàn jūn xīqǔ shàonián shí. [Pinyin]
- I advise you to not cherish gold threaded clothes — I advise you to cherish youth.
劝君莫惜金缕衣,劝君惜取少年时。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 別戀金縷衣 惜取少年時 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 許冠傑《莫等待》
- bit6 lyun2 gam1 lau5 ji1, sik1 ceoi2 siu2 nin4 si4 [Jyutping]
- Don't cherish gold threaded clothes; cherish youth
别恋金缕衣 惜取少年时 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 金縷玉衣/金缕玉衣 (jīnlǚyùyī)