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完璧歸趙
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See also:
完璧归赵
Contents
1
Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Idiom
1.3.1
Related terms
Chinese
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intact jade;
intact
jade
;
perfect
jade
intact jade;
intact
jade
;
perfect
jade;
perfect
person or object;
perfection
to
return
state of
Zhao
trad.
(
完璧歸趙
)
完璧
歸
趙
simp.
(
完璧归赵
)
完璧
归
赵
Literally:
“to return the
jade disc
intact to the
State of Zhao
”.
Etymology
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For the full story behind this idiom, see
He Shi Bi
.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
wánbìguīzhào
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jyun
4
bik
1
gwai
1
ziu
6
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
wánbìguīzhào
Zhuyin
:
ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄠˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
wánbìgueijhào
Wade–Giles
:
wan
2
-pi
4
-kuei
1
-chao
4
Yale
:
wán-bì-gwēi-jàu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
wanbihgueijaw
Palladius
:
ваньбигуйчжао
(vanʹbigujčžao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/wän³⁵ pi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jyun
4
bik
1
gwai
1
ziu
6
Yale
:
yùhn b
ī
k gw
ā
i jiuh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jyn
4
bik
7
gwai
1
dziu
6
Guangdong Romanization
:
yun
4
big
1
guei
1
jiu
6
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jyːn
²¹
pɪk̚⁵ kʷɐi̯
⁵⁵
t͡siːu̯²²/
Idiom
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完璧歸趙
to
return
something to its
owner
in
good
condition
Related terms
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璧還
/
璧还
(
bìhuán
)