潔身自愛

Chinese

		clean	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	to have regard for oneself; self-respect; self-love to have regard for oneself; self-respect; self-love; self-regard
trad. (潔身自愛)		潔	身	自愛
simp. (洁身自爱)		洁	身	自爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéshēnzì'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣ ㄗˋ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ san¹ zi⁶ oi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéshēnzì'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣ ㄗˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéshenzìh-ài
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-shên¹-tzŭ⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: jyé-shēn-dz̀-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeshentzyhay
    • Palladius: цзешэньцзыай (czešɛnʹczyaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git³ san¹ zi⁶ oi³
    • Yale: git sān jih oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ san¹ dzi⁶ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid³ sen¹ ji⁶ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː²² ɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

潔身自愛

1. to keep one's integrity and not follow the ways of evil people

Synonyms

• 潔身自好／洁身自好