賓至如歸
See also: 宾至如归
Chinese
edit| visitor; guest | arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until |
as (if); such as | to go back; to return | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賓至如歸) | 賓 | 至 | 如 | 歸 | |
| simp. (宾至如归) | 宾 | 至 | 如 | 归 | |
| Literally: “guest arrives as if returning”. | |||||
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣ ㄓˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: binjhìhrúguei
- Wade–Giles: pin1-chih4-ju2-kuei1
- Yale: bīn-jr̀-rú-gwēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binjyhruguei
- Palladius: биньчжижугуй (binʹčžižuguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ban1 zi3 jyu4 gwai1
- Yale: bān ji yùh gwāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ban1 dzi3 jy4 gwai1
- Guangdong Romanization: ben1 ji3 yu4 guei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ jyː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit賓至如歸
- guests feel at home (in a hotel, guesthouse etc.)