東窗事發

Chinese

		east	shutter; window	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
trad. (東窗事發)		東	窗	事	發
simp. (东窗事发)		东	窗	事	发

Etymology

From a folklore about the Southern Song politician Qin Hui, recorded in 《西湖遊覽志餘》 (circa 1550). He was said to have schemed the murder of the contemporary military general Yue Fei under the east window (東窗) of his house, for which he was punished in hell after death.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dōngchuāngshìfā

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ coeng¹ si⁶ faat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dōngchuāngshìfā
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dongchuangshìhfa
    • Wade–Giles: tung¹-chʻuang¹-shih⁴-fa¹
    • Yale: dūng-chwāng-shr̀-fā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongchuangshyhfa
    • Palladius: дунчуаншифа (dunčuanšifa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ coeng¹ si⁶ faat³
    • Yale: dūng chēung sih faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ tsoeng¹ si⁶ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ cêng¹ xi⁶ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ siː²² faːt̚³/

Verb

東窗事發

1. (of a plot) to come to light; to be exposed