茂林修竹

Chinese

		luxuriant	woods; forest	tall bamboo; bamboo in uniform rows
trad. (茂林修竹)		茂	林	修竹
simp. ^#(茂林修竹)		茂	林	修竹

Etymology

From Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion, by Wang Xizhi.

「此地有崇山峻嶺，茂林修竹。」 [MSC, trad.][▼ expand/hide]

“此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹。” [MSC, simp.]

From: Jin Dynasty (265–420), 王羲之 (Wang Xizhi), Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion

“cǐ dì yǒu chóngshānjùnlǐng, màolínxiūzhú.” [Pinyin]

Here there are high mountains and lofty peaks; an exuberant growth of trees and bamboos.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): màolínxiūzhú

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄡㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁶ lam⁴ sau³ zuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: màolínxiūzhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄡㄓㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mawlinshioujwu
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mau⁶ lam⁴ sau³ zuk¹
  - Yale: mauh làhm sau jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁶ lam⁴ sau³ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: meo⁶ lem⁴ seo³ zug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯²² lɐm²¹ sɐu̯³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

茂林修竹

an exuberant growth of trees and bamboos; (figuratively) place with serene and beautiful landscapes

See also

崇山峻嶺／崇山峻岭 (chóngshānjùnlǐng)

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