捫心自問

Chinese

			to ask oneself; to examine oneself; to search one's soul
trad. (捫心自問)		捫心	自問
simp. (扪心自问)		扪心	自问

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ménxīnzìwèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁴ sam¹ zi⁶ man⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ménxīnzìwèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ménsinzìhwùn
    • Wade–Giles: mên²-hsin¹-tzŭ⁴-wên⁴
    • Yale: mén-syīn-dz̀-wèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menshintzyhwenn
    • Palladius: мэньсиньцзывэнь (mɛnʹsinʹczyvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mun⁴ sam¹ zi⁶ man⁶
    • Yale: mùhn sām jih mahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁴ sam¹ dzi⁶ man⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mun⁴ sem¹ ji⁶ men⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

Idiom

捫心自問

1. to reflect on oneself; to ask oneself honestly

Synonyms

• 撫心自問／抚心自问 (fǔxīnzìwèn)