善罷甘休

Chinese

		good	(final part.); to stop; cease (final part.); to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish	sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)	to rest
trad. (善罷甘休)		善	罷	甘	休
simp. (善罢甘休)		善	罢	甘	休

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànbàgānxiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ baa⁶ gam¹ jau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànbàgānxiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànbàgansiou
    • Wade–Giles: shan⁴-pa⁴-kan¹-hsiu¹
    • Yale: shàn-bà-gān-syōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannbahganshiou
    • Palladius: шаньбаганьсю (šanʹbaganʹsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin⁶ baa⁶ gam¹ jau¹
    • Yale: sihn bah gām yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ baa⁶ gam¹ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ ba⁶ gem¹ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² paː²² kɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

善罷甘休

1. (chiefly in the negative) to let go or give up easily

   他受你如此侮辱，怎肯善罷甘休？ [MSC, trad.]
   他受你如此侮辱，怎肯善罢甘休？ [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shòu nǐ rúcǐ wǔrǔ, zěn kěn shànbàgānxiū? [Pinyin]

   As you have insulted him, he won't let you go easily.