司空見慣

Chinese

		Minister of Works; here refers to Li Shen
trad. (司空見慣)		司空	見慣
simp. (司空见惯)		司空	见惯

Etymology

劉尚書禹錫罷和州……李司空罷鎮在京，慕劉名，嘗邀至第中，厚設飲饌。酒酣，命妙妓歌以送之。劉於席上賦詩曰：‘……春風一曲《杜韋娘》。司空見慣渾閑事，斷盡江南刺史腸。’ [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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刘尚书禹锡罢和州……李司空罢镇在京，慕刘名，尝邀至第中，厚设饮馔。酒酣，命妙妓歌以送之。刘于席上赋诗曰：‘……春风一曲《杜韦娘》。司空见惯浑闲事，断尽江南刺史肠。’ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 唐·孟棨《本事詩•情感》

Liú Shàngshū Yǔxī bà Hézhōu...... Lǐ Sīkōng bà zhèn zài jīng, mù Liú míng, cháng yāo zhì dì zhōng, hòu shè yǐnzhuàn. Jiǔ hān, mìng miàojì gē yǐ sòng zhī. Liú yú xí shàng fù shī yuē: ‘...... Chūnfēng yī qū “Dù Wéiniáng”. Sīkōng jiàn guàn hún xiánshì, duàn jìn Jiāngnán cìshǐ cháng.’ [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sīkōngjiànguàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ hung¹ gin³ gwaan³
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): si¹ kong¹ giang³ guang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sīkōngjiànguàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihkongjiànguàn
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-kʻung¹-chien⁴-kuan⁴
    • Yale: sz̄-kūng-jyàn-gwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sykongjiannguann
    • Palladius: сыкунцзяньгуань (sykunczjanʹguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ hung¹ gin³ gwaan³
    • Yale: sī hūng gin gwaan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ hung¹ gin³ gwaan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ hung¹ gin³ guan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ kʷaːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si¹ kong¹ giang³ guang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si khong kiàng kuàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³³⁻²³ kʰoŋ³³⁻²³ kiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kuaŋ²¹³/

Idiom

司空見慣

1. a common occurrence