十年河東，十年河西
See also: 十年河东，十年河西
Chinese
| ten | year | river | east | ten | year | river | west | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (十年河東，十年河西) | 十 | 年 | 河 | 東 | ， | 十 | 年 | 河 | 西 | |
| simp. (十年河东，十年河西) | 十 | 年 | 河 | 东 | ， | 十 | 年 | 河 | 西 | |
| Literally: “Ten years on the east side of the river, ten years on the west side of the river.” | ||||||||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shí nián hé dōng, shí nián hé xī
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíh nián hé dong, shíh nián hé si
- Wade–Giles: shih2 nien2 ho2 tung1, shih2 nien2 ho2 hsi1
- Yale: shŕ nyán hé dūng-, shŕ nyán hé syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr nian her dong, shyr nian her shi
- Palladius: ши нянь хэ дун, ши нянь хэ си (ši njanʹ xɛ dun, ši njanʹ xɛ si)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: sap6 nin4 ho4 dung1, sap6 nin4 ho4 sai1
- Yale: sahp nìhn hòh dūng, sahp nìhn hòh sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 nin4 ho4 dung1, sap9 nin4 ho4 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 nin4 ho4 dung1, seb6 nin4 ho4 sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
Proverb
十年河東，十年河西
- prosperity and decline never last; everything in life is cyclical; life has its ups and downs
Related terms
- 三十年河東，三十年河西／三十年河东，三十年河西 (sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī)