知錯能改

See also: 知错能改

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
trad. (知錯能改)		知	錯	能	改
simp. (知错能改)		知	错	能	改

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīcuònénggǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ co³ nang⁴ goi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīcuònénggǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcuònénggǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-tsʻo⁴-nêng²-kai³
    • Yale: jr̄-tswò-néng-gǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jytsuohnenggae
    • Palladius: чжицонэнгай (čžiconɛngaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ co³ nang⁴ goi²
    • Yale: jī cho nàhng gói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tso³ nang⁴ goi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ co³ neng⁴ goi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³³ nɐŋ²¹ kɔːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

知錯能改

1. to know one has made a mistake and is able to rectify it; to take responsibility for one's behaviour