孟母三遷

See also: 孟母三迁

Chinese

		Mencius	mother	three	to move; to shift
trad. (孟母三遷)		孟	母	三	遷
simp. (孟母三迁)		孟	母	三	迁
Literally: “The mother of Mencius changed her abode three times (to avoid bad influence on her son).”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mèngmǔsānqiān

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maang⁶ mou⁵ saam¹ cin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mèngmǔsānqiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄢㄑㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menqmuusanchian
  - IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sa̠n⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maang⁶ mou⁵ saam¹ cin¹
  - Yale: maahng móuh sāam chīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maang⁶ mou⁵ saam¹ tsin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mang⁶ mou⁵ sam¹ qin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːŋ²² mou̯¹³ sɑːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

孟母三遷

(of parents) to be concerned with their children's growth

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