洛陽紙貴

Chinese

		Luoyang	paper	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (洛陽紙貴)		洛陽	紙	貴
simp. (洛阳纸贵)		洛阳	纸	贵
Literally: “to push up the paper price in Luoyang”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): luòyángzhǐguì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok³ joeng⁴ zi² gwai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: luòyángzhǐguì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohyangjyyguey
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok³ joeng⁴ zi² gwai³
  - Yale: lok yèuhng jí gwai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁸ joeng⁴ dzi² gwai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: log³ yêng⁴ ji² guei³
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚³ jœ̽ːŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/

Idiom

洛陽紙貴

(of a literary work, e.g. a new book) to be all the rage for a time; to be immensely popular

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