坦蕩
See also: 坦荡
Chinese
editflat; open-hearted; level flat; open-hearted; level; smooth |
a pond; pool; wash a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute | ||
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trad. (坦蕩) | 坦 | 蕩 | |
simp. (坦荡) | 坦 | 荡 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˇ ㄉㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǎndàng
- Wade–Giles: tʻan3-tang4
- Yale: tǎn-dàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taandanq
- Palladius: таньдан (tanʹdan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taan2 dong6
- Yale: táan dohng
- Cantonese Pinyin: taan2 dong6
- Guangdong Romanization: tan2 dong6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːn³⁵ tɔːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Adjective
edit坦蕩
- broad and level (of roads, fields, plains, etc.)
- magnanimous
- 君子坦蕩蕩,小人長戚戚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jūnzǐ tǎndàngdàng, xiǎorén cháng qīqī. [Pinyin]
- The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]