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
(Pinyin): shí nián hé dōng, shí nián hé xī

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ sai¹

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 ni̯ɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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/

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)

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