# 四平八穩
## Chinese

| | | four | flat; level; equalflat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful | eight | settled; steady; stable |
| trad. (四平八穩) | trad. (四平八穩) | 四 | 平 | 八 | 穩 |
| simp. (四平八稳) | simp. (四平八稳) | 四 | 平 | 八 | 稳 |

### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): sìpíngbāwěn
       (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄣˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si$^4$ pin$^2$ ba$^2$ wen$^3$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): sīpíngbǎwèn
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sei$^3$ ping$^4$ baat$^3$ wan$^2$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): si$^4$ piang$^2$ bad$^5$ vun$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): si$^3$ ping$^1$ bah$^4$ veng$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sé-*bìng-*báik-ṳ̄ng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sù-pêng-pat-ún
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$sy-bin$_6$-paq$_7$-uen$_5$ / $^5$sy-bin$_6$ $^7$paq-uen$_5$ / $^5$sy $^6$bin $^7$paq $^5$uen / $^5$sy-bin$_2$ $^7$poq-uen$_3$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sr$^4$ bin$^2$ ba$^6$ un$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sìpíngbāwěn
*** Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄣˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sìhpíngbawǔn
*** Wade–Giles: ssŭ$^4$-pʻing$^2$-pa$^1$-wên$^3$
*** Yale: sz̀-píng-bā-wěn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhpyngbawoen
*** Palladius: сыпинбавэнь (sypinbavɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: si$^4$ pin$^2$ ba$^2$ wen$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: spinbawn
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩²¹³ pʰin²¹ pa²¹ uən⁵³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: sīpíngbǎwèn
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁵⁵ pʰiŋ²⁴ pa²¹ uẽ⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sei$^3$ ping$^4$ baat$^3$ wan$^2$
*** Yale: sei pìhng baat wán
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sei$^3$ ping$^4$ baat$^8$ wan$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: séi$^3$ ping$^4$ bad$^3$ wen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sei̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ wɐn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: si$^4$ piang$^2$ bad$^5$ vun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiaŋ¹¹ pat̚¹ ʋun³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: si$^3$ ping$^1$ bah$^4$ veng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /sz̩⁴⁵ pʰĩŋ¹¹ paʔ² və̃ŋ⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sé-*bìng-*báik-ṳ̄ng
*** Sinological IPA : /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ yŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-pêng-pat-ún
*** Tâi-lô: sù-pîng-pat-ún
*** Phofsit Daibuun: suo'pengpat'uon
*** IPA (Xiamen): /su²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$sy-bin$_6$-paq$_7$-uen$_5$
*** MiniDict: sy$^去$ bin$^去$ pah$^入$ uen$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$sr-bin$_3$-paq$_4$-un$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ bin⁵⁵ paʔ³³ uən²¹/
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$sy-bin$_6$ $^7$paq-uen$_5$
*** MiniDict: sy$^去$ bin$^去$ pah$^入$ uen$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$sr-bin$_3$ $^4$paq-un$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ bin⁴⁴ paʔ³³ uən⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$sy $^6$bin $^7$paq $^5$uen
*** MiniDict: sy$^去$ bin$^去$ pah$^入$ uen$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$sr $^3$bin $^4$paq $^2$un
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩⁴⁴ bin²³ paʔ⁴⁴ uən³⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^5$sy-bin$_2$ $^7$poq-uen$_3$
*** MiniDict: sy$^去$ bin$^平$ poh$^入$ uen$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /sz̩⁵² bin³³ poʔ⁵⁵ uən⁵¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: sr$^4$ bin$^2$ ba$^6$ un$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁴⁵ pin¹³ pa̠²⁴ u̯ən⁴¹/

### Idiom

四平八穩
* very stable and steady; completely stable and safe