張王李趙

Chinese

		(a measure word); surname; open up	king; Wang (proper name)	surname; plum	surname
trad. (張王李趙)		張	王	李	趙
simp. (张王李赵)		张	王	李	赵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhāng-Wáng-Lǐ-Zhào

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ wong⁴ lei⁵ ziu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhāng-Wáng-Lǐ-Zhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jangwangliijaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ wong⁴ lei⁵ ziu⁶
  - Yale: jēung wòhng léih jiuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ wong⁴ lei⁵ dziu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ wong⁴ léi⁵ jiu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ lei̯¹³ t͡siːu̯²²/

Idiom

張王李趙

Zhang, Wang, Li and Zhao (the four most common surnames)
(figuratively) common people; people in general

See also

趙錢孫李／赵钱孙李 (Zhào-Qián-Sūn-Lǐ)

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