問寒問暖

See also: 问寒问暖

Chinese

		to ask	cold; poor; to tremble	to ask	warm; toasty
trad. (問寒問暖)		問	寒	問	暖
simp. (问寒问暖)		问	寒	问	暖
Literally: “to ask (if) cold, to ask (if) warm”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wènhánwènnuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁶ hon⁴ man⁶ nyun⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wènhánwènnuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wennharnwennnoan
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ən⁵¹ xa̠n³⁵ u̯ən⁵¹ nu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁶ hon⁴ man⁶ nyun⁵
  - Yale: mahn hòhn mahn nyúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁶ hon⁴ man⁶ nyn⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁶ hon⁴ men⁶ nün⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐn²² hɔːn²¹ mɐn²² nyːn¹³/

Idiom

問寒問暖

to show concern for someone's welfare; to enquire about someone's well-being

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