書香門第

Chinese

		aroma of books; scholarly tradition; literary reputation	social status of one's family
trad. (書香門第)		書香	門第
simp. (书香门第)		书香	门第
Literally: “family filled up with the aroma of books”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shūxiāngméndì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄒㄧㄤㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ hoeng¹ mun⁴ dai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shūxiāngméndì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄒㄧㄤㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shusiangméndì
  - Wade–Giles: shu¹-hsiang¹-mên²-ti⁴
  - Yale: shū-syāng-mén-dì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shushiangmendih
  - Palladius: шусянмэньди (šusjanmɛnʹdi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mən³⁵ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syu¹ hoeng¹ mun⁴ dai⁶
  - Yale: syū hēung mùhn daih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ hoeng¹ mun⁴ dai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ hêng¹ mun⁴ dei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵ muːn²¹ tɐi̯²²/

Idiom

書香門第

family of teachers and scholars

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