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劍膽琴心
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(double-edged) sword
the gall; the nerve; courage
the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder
qin; general name for certain instruments
heart; mind
trad.
(
劍膽琴心
)
劍
膽
琴
心
simp.
(
剑胆琴心
)
剑
胆
琴
心
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
jiàndǎnqínxīn
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
jiàndǎnqínxīn
Zhuyin
:
ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jiàndǎncínsin
Wade–Giles
:
chien
4
-tan
3
-chʻin
2
-hsin
1
Yale
:
jyàn-dǎn-chín-syīn
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jianndaanchynshin
Palladius
:
цзяньданьциньсинь
(czjanʹdanʹcinʹsinʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Idiom
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劍膽琴心
to have the
courage
of a
warrior
and the
soul
of a
musician
; to
temper
force
with
humanity