水靜河飛

Chinese

		water; river	still; calm; quiet still; calm; quiet; not moving	river	to fly
trad. (水靜河飛)		水	靜	河	飛
simp. (水静河飞)		水	静	河	飞

Etymology

From 水盡鵝飛／水尽鹅飞 (shuǐjìn'éfēi). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² zing⁶ ho⁴ fei¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² zing⁶ ho⁴ fei¹
    • Yale: séui jihng hòh fēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² dzing⁶ ho⁴ fei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² jing⁶ ho⁴ féi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ²² hɔː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

水靜河飛

1. (Cantonese) desolate; without human activity

Synonyms

• 水靜鵝飛／水静鹅飞