千山萬水

See also: 千山万水

Chinese

	thousand	mountain; hill	ten thousand; a great number; surname	water; river
trad. (千山萬水)	千	山	萬	水
simp. (千山万水)	千	山	万	水
alternative forms	萬水千山／万水千山
Literally: “one thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānshānwànshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄕㄢㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ saan¹ maan⁶ seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiên-sân-van-súi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhian-san-bān-súi

(Teochew, Peng'im): cain¹ suan¹ bhuang⁷ zui²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiānshānwànshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄕㄢㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cianshanwànshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-shan¹-wan⁴-shui³
  - Yale: chyān-shān-wàn-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianshanwannshoei
  - Palladius: цяньшаньваньшуй (cjanʹšanʹvanʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ saan¹ maan⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: chīn sāan maahn séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ saan¹ maan⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ san¹ man⁶ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ maːn²² sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiên-sân-van-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien´ san´ van sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ san¹ van⁴ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴⁻¹¹ van⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-san-bān-súi
  - Tâi-lô: tshian-san-bān-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiensanbaxnsuie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cain¹ suan¹ bhuang⁷ zui²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshaiⁿ suaⁿ buāng tsúi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰãĩ³³⁻²³ sũã³³ buaŋ¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

Note: cain1 suan1 bhuang7 zui2 - Jieyang.

Idiom

千山萬水

many rivers and mountains
- 2000, Xu Wei (lyrics and music), “方向 [fāngxiàng, Direction]”, in 那一年 [In that Year], performed by Xu Wei:
  
  化作為你盛開的夕陽　越過遙遠的千山萬水　來到你寂寞的陽台　溫暖你疼痛的心 [MSC, trad.]
  化作为你盛开的夕阳　越过遥远的千山万水　来到你寂寞的阳台　温暖你疼痛的心 [MSC, simp.]
  Huàzuò wèi nǐ shèngkāi de xīyáng, Yuèguò yáoyuǎn de qiānshānwànshuǐ, Láidào nǐ jìmò de yángtái, Wēnnuǎn nǐ téngtòng de xīn [Pinyin]
  I will become the energetic setting sun for you / And cross many rivers and mountains / In order to arrive at your silent veranda / And comfort your aching heart
distant, dangerous and difficult path

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (千山萬水):

→ Japanese: 千(せん)山(ざん)万(ばん)水(すい) (senzanbansui)
→ Korean: 천산만수(千山萬水) (cheonsanmansu)

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