三十年河東，三十年河西

Chinese
thirty; 30 year river east thirty; 30 year river west
trad. (三十年河東，三十年河西) 三十 年 河 東 ， 三十 年 河 西
simp. (三十年河东，三十年河西) 三十 年 河 东 ， 三十 年 河 西
Literally: “Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side of the river.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): saam1 sap6 nin4 ho4 dung1, saam1 sap6 nin4 ho4 sai1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī
      • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: sanshíh nián hé dong, sanshíh nián hé si
      • Wade–Giles: san1-shih2 nien2 ho2 tung1, san1-shih2 nien2 ho2 hsi1
      • Yale: sān-shŕ nyán hé dūng-, sān-shŕ nyán hé syī
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyr nian her dong, sanshyr nian her shi
      • Palladius: саньши нянь хэ дун, саньши нянь хэ си (sanʹši njanʹ xɛ dun, sanʹši njanʹ xɛ si)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

三十年河東，三十年河西

  1. prosperity and decline never last; everything in life is cyclical; life has its ups and downs
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