大禹治水

Chinese

		Yu the Great, legendary ruler in ancient China, famed for introducing flood control and founding the Xia Dynasty	to control water resources to prevent flooding
simp. and trad. (大禹治水)		大禹	治水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dàyǔ zhìshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ ㄓˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ jyu⁵ zi⁶ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Dàyǔ zhìshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ ㄓˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahyeu jyhshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ jyu⁵ zi⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: daaih yúh jih séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ jy⁵ dzi⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yu⁵ ji⁶ sêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² jyː¹³ t͡siː²² sɵy̯³⁵/

Proper noun

大禹治水

“Great Yu controls the flood”, a legendary event said to underlie the founding of the Xia Dynasty, the earliest dynasty of China.

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