新官上任三把火

Chinese
new; newly; meso- (chem.) official; government; organ of body
 
to take up a new post; to assume a new position; previous
to take up a new post; to assume a new position; previous; former; incumbent
 three
 
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (新官上任三把火) 新 官 上任 三 把 火
simp. #(新官上任三把火) 新 官 上任 三 把 火
Literally: “a new official has three fires when he takes up the new post”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): san1 gun1 soeng5 jam6 saam1 baa2 fo2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ [Phonetic: xīnguānshàngrènsānbáhuǒ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: sin guan shàngrèn san bǎ huǒ
      • Wade–Giles: hsin1 kuan1 shang4-jên4 san1 pa3 huo3
      • Yale: syīn gwān shàng-rèn sān bǎ hwǒ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin guan shanqrenn san baa huoo
      • Palladius: синь гуань шанжэнь сань ба хо (sinʹ guanʹ šanžɛnʹ sanʹ ba xo)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

新官上任三把火

  1. a new broom sweeps clean
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