謹言慎行

Chinese

		cautious	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	cautious	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (謹言慎行)		謹	言	慎	行
simp. (谨言慎行)		谨	言	慎	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐnyánshènxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan² jin⁴ san⁶ hang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnyánshènxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnyánshènsíng
    • Wade–Giles: chin³-yen²-shên⁴-hsing²
    • Yale: jǐn-yán-shèn-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinyanshennshyng
    • Palladius: цзиньяньшэньсин (czinʹjanʹšɛnʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ ʂən⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan² jin⁴ san⁶ hang⁴
    • Yale: gán yìhn sahn hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan² jin⁴ san⁶ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen² yin⁴ sen⁶ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn³⁵ jiːn²¹ sɐn²² hɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

謹言慎行

1. to speak and act cautiously; to be discreet in word and deed