三十年河東，三十年河西

See also: 三十年河东，三十年河西

Chinese

		thirty; 30	year	river	east		thirty; 30	year	river	west
trad. (三十年河東，三十年河西)		三十	年	河	東	，	三十	年	河	西
simp. (三十年河东，三十年河西)		三十	年	河	东	，	三十	年	河	西
Literally: “Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side of the river.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, saam¹ sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ sai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānshí nián hé dōng, sānshí nián hé xī
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ , ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanshíh nián hé dong, sanshíh nián hé si
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-shih² nien² ho² tung¹, san¹-shih² nien² ho² hsi¹
    • Yale: sān-shŕ nyán hé dūng-, sān-shŕ nyán hé syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyr nian her dong, sanshyr nian her shi
    • Palladius: саньши нянь хэ дун, саньши нянь хэ си (sanʹši njanʹ xɛ dun, sanʹši njanʹ xɛ si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, saam¹ sap⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ sai¹
    • Yale: sāam sahp nìhn hòh dūng, sāam sahp nìhn hòh sāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ sap⁹ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, saam¹ sap⁹ nin⁴ ho⁴ sai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ seb⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ dung¹, sam¹ seb⁶ nin⁴ ho⁴ sei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

三十年河東，三十年河西

1. prosperity and decline never last; everything in life is cyclical; life has its ups and downs

Related terms

• 十年河東，十年河西／十年河东，十年河西 (shí nián hé dōng, shí nián hé xī)