高處不勝寒

See also: 高处不胜寒

Chinese

		high place; place that is high in elevation	to not win; to lose; to be not up to to not win; to lose; to be not up to; to be unable to bear	cold; poor; to tremble
trad. (高處不勝寒)		高處	不勝	寒
simp. (高处不胜寒)		高处	不胜	寒
Literally: “One can't withstand the cold when in high places.”

Etymology

From "Shuidiao Getou—Mid-Autumn of Bingchen" (《水調歌頭·丙辰中秋》) by Su Shi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāochù bùshèng hán, gāochù bùshēng hán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄢˊ, ㄍㄠㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥㄏㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ cyu³ bat¹ sing¹ hon⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāochù bùshèng hán [Phonetic: gāochù búshèng hán]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauchuh bushenq harn
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ xän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāochù bùshēng hán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄔㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥㄏㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauchuh busheng harn
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ cyu³ bat¹ sing¹ hon⁴
  - Yale: gōu chyu bāt sīng hòhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ tsy³ bat⁷ sing¹ hon⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ qu³ bed¹ xing¹ hon⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰyː³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/

Proverb

高處不勝寒

it's lonely at the top

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