鵬程萬里

See also: 鹏程万里

Chinese

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|- ! !large fabulous bird

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rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence; a surname

!ten thousand; a great number; Wan (surname) !li, a Chinese unit of length |- !trad. (鵬程萬里) | 鵬 | 程 | 萬 | 里 |- !simp. (鹏程万里) | 鹏 | 程 | 万 | 里 |}

Etymology

Literally: a roc that can fly 10,000 li

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): péng chéng wàn lǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paang⁴ cing⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: péng chéng wàn lǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pengr chengr wann lii
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ u̯a̠n⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paang⁴ cing⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵
  - Yale: pàahng chìhng maahn léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paang⁴ tsing⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: pang⁴ qing⁴ man⁶ léi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mɑːn²² lei̯¹³/

Idiom

鵬程萬里

(said of a person) to have brilliant prospects; to have a bright future

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