政通人和

Chinese

		political; politics; government	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	harmony among people; unity of people
trad. (政通人和)		政	通	人和
simp. #(政通人和)		政	通	人和

Etymology

From Memorial to Yueyang Tower (岳陽樓記) by 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan):

慶曆四年春，滕子京謫守巴陵郡。越明年，政通人和，百廢具興。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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庆历四年春，滕子京谪守巴陵郡。越明年，政通人和，百废具兴。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 1046, 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan), 《岳陽樓記》

Qìnglì sì nián chūn, Téng Zǐjīng zhéshǒu Bālíng jùn. Yuè míngnián, zhèngtōngrénhé, bǎifèijùxìng. [Pinyin]

In spring of the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Qingli, Teng Zijing was demoted and exiled to Baling County. After two years, governance is smooth, and the people are happy and harmonious; all the previously abandoned tasks are being undertaken.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngtōngrénhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ tung¹ jan⁴ wo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngtōngrénhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngtongrénhé
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tʻung¹-jên²-ho²
    • Yale: jèng-tūng-rén-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqtongrenher
    • Palladius: чжэнтунжэньхэ (čžɛntunžɛnʹxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ tung¹ jan⁴ wo⁴
    • Yale: jing tūng yàhn wòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ tung¹ jan⁴ wo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ tung¹ yen⁴ wo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ wɔː²¹/

Idiom

政通人和

1. to have smooth governance and a happy and harmonious society