喬遷

See also: 乔迁

Chinese

		tall	to move; to shift
trad. (喬遷)		喬	遷
simp. (乔迁)		乔	迁
Literally: “(of a bird) to move to a taller (tree)”.

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry:

伐木丁丁，鳥鳴嚶嚶。出自幽谷，遷于喬木。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
伐木丁丁，鸟鸣嘤嘤。出自幽谷，迁于乔木。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Fámù zhēngzhēng, niǎo míng yīngyīng. Chū zì yōugǔ, qiān yú qiáo mù. [Pinyin]

On the trees go the blows zheng-zheng;
And the birds cry out ying-ying.
One issues from the dark valley,
And removes to the lofty tree.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáoqiān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ cin¹
Min Nan (POJ): kiâu-chhian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiáoqiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyauchian
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴ cin¹
  - Yale: kìuh chīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ tsin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ qin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâu-chhian
  - Tâi-lô: kiâu-tshian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiauchiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiaʊ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Verb

喬遷

(figuratively) to move to a better place; to move to a new house or get a promotion

Derived terms

喬遷之喜／乔迁之喜 (qiáoqiānzhīxǐ)

喬遷宴／乔迁宴 (qiáoqiānyàn)

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