渙然冰釋
Chinese
| to dispel; to vanish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (渙然冰釋) | 渙然 | 冰釋 | |
| simp. (涣然冰释) | 涣然 | 冰释 | |
Etymology
From the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 15:
- 儼兮其若客,涣兮若冰之將釋,敦兮其若樸,曠兮其若谷,混兮其若濁。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǎn xī qí ruò kè, huàn xī ruò bīng zhī jiāng shì, dūn xī qí ruò pǔ, kuàng xī qí ruò gǔ, hùn xī qí ruò zhuó. [Pinyin]
- Grave like a guest (in awe of his host); evanescent like ice melting away; unpretentious like wood that has not been fashioned into anything; vacant like a valley, and dull like muddy water.
俨兮其若客,涣兮若冰之将释,敦兮其若朴,旷兮其若谷,混兮其若浊。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huànránbīngshì
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huànránbingshìh
- Wade–Giles: huan4-jan2-ping1-shih4
- Yale: hwàn-rán-bīng-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannranbingshyh
- Palladius: хуаньжаньбинши (xuanʹžanʹbinši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯än⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wun6 jin4 bing1 sik1
- Yale: wuhn yìhn bīng sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: wun6 jin4 bing1 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: wun6 yin4 bing1 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːn²² jiːn²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
渙然冰釋
- (figurative) to melt away; to thaw out; to clear up; to vanish to the four winds