人面桃花

Chinese

		man; person; people	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	peach blossom; luck in love affairs; luck in love
simp. and trad. (人面桃花)		人	面	桃花

Etymology

Literally: the face of a peach blossom

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénmiàn táohuā

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ min⁶ tou⁴ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénmiàn táohuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renmiann taurhua
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ min⁶ tou⁴ faa¹
  - Yale: yàhn mihn tòuh fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ min⁶ tou⁴ faa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ min⁶ tou⁴ fa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ miːn²² tʰou̯²¹ fɑː⁵⁵/

Idiom

人面桃花

describes a man's nostalgic memory of an old sweetheart

Proper noun

人面桃花

the name of a Peking opera play

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