小心翼翼
Chinese
editto be careful of something; to mind; to beware of | cautious; prudent; orderly | ||
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trad. (小心翼翼) | 小心 | 翼翼 | |
simp. #(小心翼翼) | 小心 | 翼翼 |
Etymology
editOccurred a few times in the Classic of Poetry, for example, poem 236 (《詩經·大雅·大明》):
- 維此文王,小心翼翼。
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wéi cǐ Wénwáng, xiǎoxīn yìyì.
Zhāo shì Shàngdì, yù huái duō fú. [Pinyin] - This king Wen, Watchfully and reverently,
With entire intelligence served God, And so secured the great blessing.
昭事上帝,聿懷多福。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
维此文王,小心翼翼。
昭事上帝,聿怀多福。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosinyìyì
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-hsin1-i4-i4
- Yale: syǎu-syīn-yì-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushinyihyih
- Palladius: сяосиньии (sjaosinʹii)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 sam1 jik6 jik6
- Yale: síu sām yihk yihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 sam1 jik9 jik9
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 sem1 yig6 yig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit小心翼翼
- cautious; prudent; wary; with great care; cautiously
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