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萍水相逢

萍水相逢

Chinese

		duckweed	water; river	to meet by chance; to bump into each other; to run into each other
simp. and trad. (萍水相逢)		萍	水	相逢

Verb

萍水相逢

to meet by chance

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): píngshuǐ xiàngféng

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ seoi² soeng¹ fung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: píngshuǐ xiàngféng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngshoei shianqfengr
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ seoi² soeng¹ fung⁴
  - Yale: pìhng séui sēung fùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ soey² soeng¹ fung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ²¹/