八仙過海，各顯神通

See also: 八仙过海，各显神通

Chinese

		Eight Immortals	to cross the sea; to go abroad; to go overseas		everybody using their talents to achieve a common goal
trad. (八仙過海，各顯神通)		八仙	過海	，	各顯神通
simp. (八仙过海，各显神通)		八仙	过海	，	各显神通
Literally: “The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each revealing their divine power”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ , ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ sin¹ gwo³ hoi², gok³ hin² san⁴ tung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ , ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: basianguòhǎi, gèsiǎnshéntong
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-hsien¹-kuo⁴-hai³, ko⁴-hsien³-shên²-tʻung¹
  - Yale: bā-syān-gwò-hǎi-, gè-syǎn-shén-tūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bashianguohhae, gehsheansherntong
  - Palladius: басяньгохай, гэсяньшэньтун (basjanʹgoxaj, gɛsjanʹšɛnʹtun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ sin¹ gwo³ hoi², gok³ hin² san⁴ tung¹
  - Yale: baat sīn gwo hói, gok hín sàhn tūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ sin¹ gwo³ hoi², gok⁸ hin² san⁴ tung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ xin¹ guo³ hoi², gog³ hin² sen⁴ tung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³ hiːn³⁵ sɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

八仙過海，各顯神通

everybody using their talents or skills to achieve a common goal

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