# 司空見慣
## Chinese

| | | Minister of Works | to see | accustomed to; used to |
| trad. (司空見慣) | trad. (司空見慣) | 司空 | 見 | 慣 |
| simp. (司空见惯) | simp. (司空见惯) | 司空 | 见 | 惯 |

### Etymology

A literary allusion. 司空 is an ancient official title, here referring to Li Shen.
    From: 886, 孟棨,《本事詩•情感》
    Liú shàngshū Yǔxī bà Hézhōu […] Lǐ Sīkōng bà zhèn zài jīng, mù Liú míng, cháng yāo zhì dì zhōng, hòu shè yǐnzhuàn. Jiǔ hān, mìng miàojì gē yǐ sòng zhī. Liú yú xí shàng fùshī yuē: “ […] Sīkōng jiàn guàn hún xiánshì, duàn jìn Jiāngnán cìshǐ cháng.” [Pinyin]
    When Liu Yuxi was relieved of his post as a governor of Hezhou... Li Shen, who had also been relieved of his duties as a military governor and was now residing in the capital, admired Liu's reputation. He once invited Liu to his residence and generously hosted him with fine food and drinks. As the wine flowed and spirits soared, Li summoned beautiful and skilful courtesans to sing in honour of Liu. In response, Liu composed the following poem during the banquet: "The sights familiar to the Minister of Works are like trivial matters, Yet they cut to the heart of me, a governor in Jiangnan."

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sīkōngjiànguàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^1$ hung$^1$ gin$^3$ gwaan$^3$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^1$ kong$^1$ giang$^3$ guang$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sīkōngjiànguàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sihkongjiànguàn
*** Wade–Giles: ssŭ$^1$-kʻung$^1$-chien$^4$-kuan$^4$
*** Yale: sz̄-kūng-jyàn-gwàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sykongjiannguann
*** Palladius: сыкунцзяньгуань (sykunczjanʹguanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^1$ hung$^1$ gin$^3$ gwaan$^3$
*** Yale: sī hūng gin gwaan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^1$ hung$^1$ gin$^3$ gwaan$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^1$ hung$^1$ gin$^3$ guan$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ kʷaːn³³/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^1$ kong$^1$ giang$^3$ guang$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si khong kiàng kuàng
*** Sinological IPA : /si³³⁻²³ kʰoŋ³³⁻²³ kiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kuaŋ²¹³/
* Middle Chinese: si khuwng kenH kwaenH
Rime :
| Character | 司 | 空 | 見 | 慣 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 溪 (29) | 見 (28) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 東 (1) | 先 (85) | 刪 (70) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | I | IV | II |
| Fanqie | 息兹切 | 苦紅切 | 古電切 | 古患切 |
| Baxter | si | khuwng | kenH | kwaenH |
| Reconstructions |||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɨ/ | /kʰuŋ/ | /ken$^H$/ | /kˠuan$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sɨ/ | /kʰuŋ/ | /ken$^H$/ | /kʷᵚan$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sie/ | /kʰuŋ/ | /kɛn$^H$/ | /kuɐn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɨ/ | /kʰəwŋ/ | /kɛn$^H$/ | /kwaɨn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /siə/ | /kʰuŋ/ | /ken$^H$/ | /kuan$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭə/ | /kʰuŋ/ | /kien$^H$/ | /kwan$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /si/ | /kʰuŋ/ | /kien$^H$/ | /kwan$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sī | kōng | jiàn | guàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^1$ | hung$^1$ | gin$^3$ | gwaan$^3$ |

### Idiom

司空見慣
* too common to surprise people; be a common occurrence; commonplace
    From: 1853 December 27, 蔣春霖, 《揚州慢·癸丑十一月二十七日，賊趨京口，報官軍收揚州》(To the Slow Tune Of Yangzhou: On the 27th Day of the 11th Lunar Month, I Heard the News That the Rebels Have Moved to Jingkou, and the Imperial Forces Recaptured Yangzhou)
    Jiéhuī dàochù, biàn sīkōngjiànguàn dōu jīng. [Pinyin]
    Though [the sight of war] has long since become all too familiar to me, I still got frightened by the ubiquitous ruins of calamity.