陽春白雪

See also: 阳春白雪

Chinese

		warm spring day	white snow; Snow White
trad. (陽春白雪)		陽春	白雪
simp. (阳春白雪)		阳春	白雪

Etymology

The name of the song White Snow on a Warm Spring Day, composed in the state of Chu during the Warring States Period. This song was considered to be refined and extremely difficult to sing.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángchūnbáixuě

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ ceon¹ baak⁶ syut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yángchūnbáixuě
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangchuenbairsheue
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ ceon¹ baak⁶ syut³
  - Yale: yèuhng chēun baahk syut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ tsoen¹ baak⁹ syt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ cên¹ bag⁶ xud³
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ t͡ɕʰɵn⁵⁵ pɑːk̚² ɕyːt̚³/

Idiom

陽春白雪

(figuratively) highbrow art and literature; caviar to the general

Synonyms

陽春／阳春 (yángchūn)

Antonyms

下里巴人 (xiàlǐbārén)

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