一命二運三風水

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	life; fate	two	to move; to transport; to use to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate	three	wind and water; wind and water; wind and rain wind and water; wind and water; wind and rain; feng shui
trad. (一命二運三風水)		一	命	二	運	三	風水
simp. (一命二运三风水)		一	命	二	运	三	风水

Etymology

First attested in the Qing dynasty novel Ernü Yingxiong Zhuan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yī mìng èr yùn sān fēngshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄦˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄢㄈㄥㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ meng⁶ ji⁶ wan⁶ saam¹ fung¹ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī mìng èr yùn sān fēngshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄦˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄢㄈㄥㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi mìng èr yùn san fongshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: i¹ ming⁴ êrh⁴ yün⁴ san¹ fêng¹-shui³
  - Yale: yī mìng èr yùn sān fēng-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i minq ell yunn san fengshoei
  - Palladius: и мин эр юнь сань фэншуй (i min er junʹ sanʹ fɛnšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ meng⁶ ji⁶ wan⁶ saam¹ fung¹ seoi²
  - Yale: yāt mehng yih wahn sāam fūng séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ meng⁶ ji⁶ wan⁶ saam¹ fung¹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ méng⁶ yi⁶ wen⁶ sam¹ fung¹ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ mɛːŋ²² jiː²² wɐn²² saːm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Proverb

一命二運三風水

the main factors determining one's life are, in decreasing order of importance, destiny, luck and feng shui

Derived terms

一命二運三風水，四積陰德五讀書／一命二运三风水，四积阴德五读书 (yī mìng èr yùn sān fēngshuǐ, sì jī yīndé wǔ dúshū)

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