救困扶危

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	distress; sleepy; doze off	to aid someone in crisis; A combination in the Lingqijing.
simp. and trad. (救困扶危)		救	困	扶危

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiù kùn fúwēi, jiù kùn fúwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiù kùn fúwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòu kùn fúwei
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴ kʻun⁴ fu²-wei¹
    • Yale: jyòu kwùn fú-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow kuenn fwuuei
    • Palladius: цзю кунь фувэй (czju kunʹ fuvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯ən⁵¹ fu³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiù kùn fúwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòu kùn fúwéi
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴ kʻun⁴ fu²-wei²
    • Yale: jyòu kwùn fú-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow kuenn fwuwei
    • Palladius: цзю кунь фувэй (czju kunʹ fuvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯ən⁵¹ fu³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

救困扶危

1. to come to the assistance of those in crisis