近水樓臺先得月 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/, /kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyːt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴ sin¹ dak¹ jyut⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jìnshuěilóutái sian dé yuè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chin⁴-shui³-lou²-tʻai² hsien¹ tê² yüeh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jìn-shwěi-lóu-tái syān dé ywè [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jinnshoeiloutair shian der yueh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цзиньшуйлоутай сянь дэ юэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], czinʹšujloutaj sjanʹ dɛ jue [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], gahn séui làuh tòih sīn dāk yuht [Cantonese, Yale], gan⁶ soey² lau⁴ toi⁴ sin¹ dak⁷ jyt⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gen⁶ sêu² leo⁴ toi⁴ xin¹ deg¹ yud⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 近水楼台先得月, 近水樓台先得月 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 近水樓臺先得月

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      "zh-pron": "цзиньшуйлоутай сянь дэ юэ"
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      "zh-pron": "gen⁶ sêu² leo⁴ toi⁴ xin¹ deg¹ yud⁶"
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      "ipa": "/kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyːt̚²/",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "jìnshuǐlóutái xiān dé yuè"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chin⁴-shui³-lou²-tʻai² hsien¹ tê² yüeh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "jìn-shwěi-lóu-tái syān dé ywè"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "jinnshoeiloutair shian der yueh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзиньшуйлоутай сянь дэ юэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czinʹšujloutaj sjanʹ dɛ jue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "gahn séui làuh tòih sīn dāk yuht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gan⁶ soey² lau⁴ toi⁴ sin¹ dak⁷ jyt⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gen⁶ sêu² leo⁴ toi⁴ xin¹ deg¹ yud⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐn²² sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jyːt̚²/"
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  "word": "近水樓臺先得月"
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"近水樓臺先得月" meaning in Chinese

Proverb