百年好合

Chinese

		one hundred years; century; long time	happy union
simp. and trad. (百年好合)		百年	好合
Literally: “be joined in love for a hundred years”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎiniánhǎohé

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ nin⁴ hou² hap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎiniánhǎohé
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baenianhaoher
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiniánhǎohé
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ njɛn³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ nin⁴ hou² hap⁶
  - Yale: baak nìhn hóu hahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ nin⁴ hou² hap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ nin⁴ hou² heb⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /päːk̚³ niːn²¹ hou̯³⁵ hɐp̚²/

Idiom

百年好合

conjugal felicity; long-lasting harmonious union (of a couple) staying in love for the rest of their lives, for better or worse (usually said during a wedding ceremony)

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