光陰

See also: 光阴

Chinese

		light; ray; bright	(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
trad. (光陰)		光	陰
simp. (光阴)		光	阴
Literally: “bright and dark; light and shade”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāngyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ jam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông-yîm
Min Nan (POJ): kong-im

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāngyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangin
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong¹ jam¹
  - Yale: gwōng yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ jam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ yem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông-yîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong´ im´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹ yim¹
  - IPA: /koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông-yîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong´ (r)im´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹ yim¹
  - IPA: /koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)im²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-im
  - Tâi-lô: kong-im
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kong'ym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ im³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/

Noun

光陰

(figuratively) time; the limited time available in a person's life

Derived terms

一寸光陰一寸金／一寸光阴一寸金
光陰似水／光阴似水
光陰似箭／光阴似箭 (guāngyīn sì jiàn)
光陰如隙駒／光阴如隙驹

光陰如電／光阴如电
光陰彈指／光阴弹指
光陰虛度／光阴虚度
寸金難買寸光陰／寸金难买寸光阴

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