蓋棺論定

Chinese

		cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build	coffin	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (蓋棺論定)		蓋	棺	論	定
simp. (盖棺论定)		盖	棺	论	定

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàiguānlùndìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi³ gun¹ leon⁶ ding⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàiguānlùndìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàiguanlùndìng
    • Wade–Giles: kai⁴-kuan¹-lun⁴-ting⁴
    • Yale: gài-gwān-lwùn-dìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gayguanluenndinq
    • Palladius: гайгуаньлуньдин (gajguanʹlunʹdin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi³ gun¹ leon⁶ ding⁶
    • Yale: goi gūn leuhn dihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi³ gun¹ loen⁶ ding⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi³ gun¹ lên⁶ ding⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³³ kuːn⁵⁵ lɵn²² tɪŋ²²/

Idiom

蓋棺論定

1. to judge the accomplishments and faults of a person after their death
2. to reach a final decision or conclusion

Synonyms

• 蓋棺定論／盖棺定论 (gàiguāndìnglùn)