春風化雨

Chinese

		spring breeze; warm breeze in spring; favour spring breeze; warm breeze in spring; favour; grace	timely rain which nourishes all things
trad. (春風化雨)		春風	化雨
simp. (春风化雨)		春风	化雨
alternative forms		化雨春風／化雨春风
Literally: “spring wind and rain”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūnfēnghuàyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣㄈㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon¹ fung¹ faa³ jyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūnfēnghuàyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣㄈㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chunfonghuàyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻun¹-fêng¹-hua⁴-yü³
  - Yale: chwūn-fēng-hwà-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuenfenghuahyeu
  - Palladius: чуньфэнхуаюй (čunʹfɛnxuajuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceon¹ fung¹ faa³ jyu⁵
  - Yale: chēun fūng fa yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen¹ fung¹ faa³ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: cên¹ fung¹ fa³ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ faː³³ jyː¹³/

Idiom

春風化雨

(figurative) benefits of education; positive influence of a teacher
在陳老師的春風化雨下，我學會了如何待人接物。 [MSC, trad.]
在陈老师的春风化雨下，我学会了如何待人接物。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài Chén lǎoshī de chūnfēnghuàyǔ xià, wǒ xuéhuì le rúhé dàirénjiēwù. [Pinyin]
Under the positive influence of Teacher Chen, I've learnt to how to get along with others.
- 春風化雨暖透我的心，一生眷顧無言地送贈。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  春风化雨暖透我的心，一生眷顾无言地送赠。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 1989, Beyond, 真的愛你 (Really Love You), in Beyond IV
  ceon¹ fung¹ faa³ jyu⁵ nyun⁵ tau³ ngo⁵ dik¹ sam¹, jat¹ saang¹ gyun³ gu³ mou⁴ jin⁴ dei⁶ sung³ zang⁶. [Jyutping]
  The positive influence warmed my heart completely, the blessings of a lifetime are given without words.

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