飽經滄桑

Chinese

		to eat till full; satisfied	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture	vicissitudes of life; great changes; complete transformations
trad. (飽經滄桑)		飽	經	滄桑
simp. (饱经沧桑)		饱	经	沧桑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎojīngcāngsāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄙㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baau² ging¹ cong¹ song¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎojīngcāngsāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄙㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojingcangsang
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-ching¹-tsʻang¹-sang¹
    • Yale: bǎu-jīng-tsāng-sāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojingtsangsang
    • Palladius: баоцзинцансан (baoczincansan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baau² ging¹ cong¹ song¹
    • Yale: báau gīng chōng sōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baau² ging¹ tsong¹ song¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bao² ging¹ cong¹ song¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːu̯³⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

飽經滄桑

1. to experience many vicissitudes; to have experienced many vicissitudes of life; to have lived through many changes