信誓旦旦
Chinese
editfaithful oath; faithful pledge | every day; sincere; heartfelt | ||
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simp. and trad. (信誓旦旦) |
信誓 | 旦旦 | |
anagram | 旦旦信誓 |
Etymology
editFrom the Classic of Poetry, poem 58 (《詩經·衞風·氓》):
- 總角之宴,言笑晏晏。
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǒngjiǎo zhī yàn, yánxiào yànyàn.
Xìnshì dàndàn, bù sī qí fǎn. [Pinyin] - In the pleasant time of my girlhood, with my hair simply gathered in a knot,
Harmoniously we talked and laughed.
Clearly were we sworn to good faith,
And I did not think the engagement would be broken.
信誓旦旦,不思其反。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
总角之宴,言笑晏晏。
信誓旦旦,不思其反。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìnshìhdàndàn
- Wade–Giles: hsin4-shih4-tan4-tan4
- Yale: syìn-shr̀-dàn-dàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnshyhdanndann
- Palladius: синьшиданьдань (sinʹšidanʹdanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seon3 sai6 daan3 daan3
- Yale: seun saih daan daan
- Cantonese Pinyin: soen3 sai6 daan3 daan3
- Guangdong Romanization: sên3 sei6 dan3 dan3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵn³³ sɐi̯²² taːn³³ taːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit信誓旦旦
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