光陰

See also: 光阴

Chinese

		light; ray; bright	(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
trad. (光陰)		光	陰
simp. (光阴)		光	阴
Literally: “bright and dark; light and shade”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāngyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ jam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông-yîm
Min Nan (POJ): kong-im

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāngyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangin
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guangyin
  - IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ˥ in˥/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong¹ jam¹
  - Yale: gwōng yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ jam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ yem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ˥ jɐm˥/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông-yîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong´ im´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹ yim¹
  - IPA: /koŋ˨˦꜖ im˨˦/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông-yîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong´ (r)im´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹ yim¹
  - IPA: /koŋ˨˦꜖ (j)im˨˦/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-im
  - Tâi-lô: kong-im
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kong'ym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ˦˦꜕꜕ im˦˦/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ˧˧ im˧˧/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ˦˦꜕꜕ im˦˦/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ˦˦꜔꜔ im˦˦/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ˦˦꜔꜔ im˦˦/

Noun

光陰

(figuratively) time (the limited time available in a person's life)
(Dungan) time; age; era
- (Can we date this quote?) Ясыр Шывазы
  Вәмўсы минда шонян / Совет гуонйиншонди, / Зэ кэхуарди гуйтўни
  Vəmwsɨ minda šoni͡an / Sovi͡ət guonjinšondi, / Ze kehuardi gujtwni
  我們是命大少年　Совет 光陰上的　在開花兒的國土裡
  We are fortunate youths / Of the Soviet age / Within blossoming territory

Synonyms

(time: the limited time in available in a person's life): 時光／时光 (shíguāng)
(time; age; era):

世代 (shìdài) (literary)
年代 (niándài)
時代／时代 (shídài)

時期／时期 (shíqī)
朝代 (cháodài)

Derived terms

一寸光陰一寸金／一寸光阴一寸金
光陰似水／光阴似水
光陰似箭／光阴似箭 (guāngyīn sì jiàn)
光陰如隙駒／光阴如隙驹

光陰如電／光阴如电
光陰彈指／光阴弹指
光陰虛度／光阴虚度
寸金難買寸光陰／寸金难买寸光阴

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