鵬程萬里

See also: 鹏程万里

Chinese

		peng (large mythical bird)	rule; order; regulations rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence; surname	10,000 li; an immeasurably long distance; very long distance
trad. (鵬程萬里)		鵬	程	萬里
simp. (鹏程万里)		鹏	程	万里
Literally: “a roc that can fly 10,000 li”.

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): péngchéngwànlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paang⁴ cing⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péngchéngwànlǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péngchéngwànlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: pʻêng²-chʻêng²-wan⁴-li³
    • Yale: péng-chéng-wàn-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perngcherngwannlii
    • Palladius: пэнчэнваньли (pɛnčɛnvanʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paang⁴ cing⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵
    • Yale: pàahng chìhng maahn léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paang⁴ tsing⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: pang⁴ qing⁴ man⁶ léi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ maːn²² lei̯¹³/

Idiom

鵬程萬里

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