諺語 · a single proverb
良宵無猜
Simplified: 良宵无猜
What does 良宵無猜 (liáng xiāo wú cāi) mean?
良宵無猜 (liáng xiāo wú cāi) is a line of classical verse (shīcí 詩詞). Word for word it reads "a fine evening with no suspicion between us." In use it means: An occasion of total trust and openness between companions; a gathering where pretense is unnecessary. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Fire note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Rabbit.
Literally: "a fine evening with no suspicion between us."
The reading
Nobody is performing. Nobody is calculating. The evening has reached the part where everyone has put down the social toolkit and is simply present. These evenings are rare and they are the ones you remember at seventy, when the expensive dinners have blurred into one.
What kind of proverb it is
Source Common literary expression; Tang-Song evening gathering tradition
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Keep reading
Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Friendship, Trust & Speech, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.
Questions
Is 良宵無猜 a real Chinese proverb?
Yes. 良宵無猜 (liáng xiāo wú cāi) is a line of classical verse (shīcí 詩詞), and it comes from Common literary expression; Tang-Song evening gathering tradition. It is living Chinese heritage, given here with per-character pinyin and its source so you can trust the line, not a phrase invented in English.
How do you pronounce 良宵無猜?
In Mandarin it is liáng xiāo wú cāi. Read the pinyin above each character to follow the tones, or press the speaker beside the calligraphy to hear your browser read 良宵無猜 aloud in Mandarin.