朝朝暮暮

Chinese

FWOTD – 1 January 2015

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing	evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing
simp. and trad. (朝朝暮暮)		朝	朝	暮	暮

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāozhāomùmù

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄓㄠㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ ziu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhāozhāomùmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄓㄠㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaujaumuhmuh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaojhaomùmù
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu¹ ziu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶
  - Yale: jīu jīu mouh mouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ dziu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ jiu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² mou̯²²/

Idiom

朝朝暮暮

from dawn to dusk; all the time; day after day
- 兩情若是久長時，又豈在朝朝暮暮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 11th century, Song Dynasty poetry by Qin Guan
  Liǎng qíng ruòshì jiǔcháng shí, yòu qǐ zài zhāozhāomùmù. [Pinyin]
  If love between both sides lasts sempiternally, then would (staying together) every day and night be the point?

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