字如其人
Chinese
editletter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word |
as (if); such as | his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
man; person; people | ||
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trad. (字如其人) | 字 | 如 | 其 | 人 | |
simp. #(字如其人) | 字 | 如 | 其 | 人 | |
Literally: “the characters are the man”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zìhrúcírén
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-ju2-chʻi2-jên2
- Yale: dz̀-rú-chí-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhruchyiren
- Palladius: цзыжуцижэнь (czyžucižɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi6 jyu4 kei4 jan4
- Yale: jih yùh kèih yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi6 jy4 kei4 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji6 yu4 kéi4 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː²² jyː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit字如其人
- one's handwriting reflects one's personality