三揖三讓

Chinese

		three	greet (by raising the joined hands)	three	to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow
trad. (三揖三讓)		三	揖	三	讓
simp. (三揖三让)		三	揖	三	让

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānyīsānràng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄧ ㄙㄢ ㄖㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānyīsānràng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄧ ㄙㄢ ㄖㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanyisanràng
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-i¹-san¹-jang⁴
    • Yale: sān-yī-sān-ràng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanisanranq
    • Palladius: саньисаньжан (sanʹisanʹžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

三揖三讓

1. a series of formal greetings between a guest and host (in ancient China)