歲寒三友

See also: 歳寒三友 and 岁寒三友

Chinese

		the cold months; winter	pine, bamboo and ume; music, wine and poetry
trad. (歲寒三友)		歲寒	三友
simp. (岁寒三友)		岁寒	三友

Etymology

Pine, bamboo and plum blossoms do not wither in winter; therefore, they are known as the "three friends of winter".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suìhánsānyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi³ hon⁴ saam¹ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suìhánsānyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suèihánsanyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: sui⁴-han²-san¹-yu³
  - Yale: swèi-hán-sān-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueyharnsanyeou
  - Palladius: суйханьсанью (sujxanʹsanʹju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵ sän⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi³ hon⁴ saam¹ jau⁵
  - Yale: seui hòhn sāam yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey³ hon⁴ saam¹ jau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu³ hon⁴ sam¹ yeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³³ hɔːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

歲寒三友

three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum blossom)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (歲寒三友):

→ Japanese: 歳寒(さいかん)三友(さんゆう) (saikan san'yū)

See also

四君子 (Sì Jūnzǐ)

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