高山流水

Chinese

		high mountain; Takayama	flowing water; something flowing rapidly, continually or irreversibly like water
simp. and trad. (高山流水)		高山	流水
Literally: “high mountains and flowing water”.

Etymology

From the friendship story of Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi, recorded in the book Liezi. See Bo Ya on Wikipedia for more.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāoshānliúshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄕㄢㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ saan¹ lau⁴ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāoshānliúshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄕㄢㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushanlioushoei
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ saan¹ lau⁴ seoi²
  - Yale: gōu sāan làuh séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ saan¹ lau⁴ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ san¹ leo⁴ sêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ säːn⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

高山流水

(figuratively) sublime musical composition
(figuratively) intimate and understanding friend

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