行雲流水

Chinese

		a drifting cloud	flowing water; something flowing rapidly, continually or irreversibly like water
trad. (行雲流水)		行雲	流水
simp. (行云流水)		行云	流水
Literally: “moving clouds and flowing water”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngyúnliúshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíngyúnliúshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngyunlioushoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ seoi²
  - Yale: hàhng wàhn làuh séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ wen⁴ leo⁴ sêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

行雲流水

(of calligraphy, writing, etc.) very smooth and natural; natural and unforced style

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