爐火純青
See also: 炉火纯青
Chinese
pure; simple; unmixed pure; simple; unmixed; genuine |
green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (爐火純青) | 爐火 | 純 | 青 | |
| simp. (炉火纯青) | 炉火 | 纯 | 青 | |
| Literally: “the stove fire is pure blue”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lúhuǒchúnqīng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lúhuǒchúncing
- Wade–Giles: lu2-huo3-chʻun2-chʻing1
- Yale: lú-hwǒ-chwún-chīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhuoochwenching
- Palladius: лухочуньцин (luxočunʹcin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lu³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou4 fo2 seon4 cing1
- Yale: lòuh fó sèuhn chīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou4 fo2 soen4 tsing1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou4 fo2 sên4 qing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯²¹ fɔː³⁵ sɵn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
爐火純青
- to have reached high perfection or complete mastery