起承轉合 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /hei̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡syːn³⁵ hɐp̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/, /hei̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡syːn³⁵ hɐp̚²/ Chinese transliterations: qǐchéngzhuǎnhé [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hei² sing⁴ zyun² hap⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qǐchéngzhuǎnhé [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], cǐchéngjhuǎnhé [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chʻi³-chʻêng²-chuan³-ho² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chǐ-chéng-jwǎn-hé [Mandarin, Yale, standard], chiicherngjoanher [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цичэнчжуаньхэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], cičɛnčžuanʹxɛ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], héi sìhng jyún hahp [Cantonese, Yale], hei² sing⁴ dzyn² hap⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], héi² xing⁴ jun² heb⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 起承转合 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 起承轉合

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"起承轉合" meaning in Chinese

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