陽春白雪

See also: 阳春白雪

Chinese

		warm spring day	white snow
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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángchūnbáixuě
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángchunbáisyuě
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-chʻun¹-pai²-hsüeh³
  - Yale: yáng-chwūn-bái-sywě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangchuenbairsheue
  - Palladius: янчуньбайсюэ (jančunʹbajsjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ ceon¹ baak⁶ syut³
  - Yale: yèuhng chēun baahk syut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ tsoen¹ baak⁹ syt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ cên¹ bag⁶ xud³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ paːk̚² syːt̚³/

Idiom

陽春白雪

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

Synonyms

陽春／阳春 (yángchūn)

Antonyms

下里巴人 (xiàlǐbārén)