三思而行

Chinese

		to think carefully; to think twice	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad. (三思而行)		三思	而	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānsī'érxíng, sànsī'érxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄙ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄙㄢˋ ㄙ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hang⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàm-su-jî-hêng / sàm-su-lî-hêng / sàm-sir-lî-hêng / sam-su-lî-hêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānsī'érxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄙ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansih-érsíng
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-ssŭ¹-êrh²-hsing²
    • Yale: sān-sz̄-ér-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sansyerlshyng
    • Palladius: саньсыэрсин (sanʹsyersin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sànsī'érxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢˋ ㄙ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sànsih-érsíng
    • Wade–Giles: san⁴-ssŭ¹-êrh²-hsing²
    • Yale: sàn-sz̄-ér-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sannsyerlshyng
    • Palladius: саньсыэрсин (sanʹsyersin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hang⁴
    • Yale: saam sī yìh hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam³ xi¹ yi⁴ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm³³ siː⁵⁵ jiː²¹ hɐŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-su-jî-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: sàm-su-jî-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sarmsuji'heeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-su-lî-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: sàm-su-lî-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sarmsuli'heeng
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-sir-lî-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: sàm-sir-lî-hîng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ³³ li²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-su-lî-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: sam-su-lî-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samsuli'heeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

Idiom

三思而行

1. look before you leap

Synonyms

• 三思而後行／三思而后行 (sānsī ér hòuxíng)