迷途知返

Chinese

		to lose one's way; wrong path	to know; to be aware	to return (to)
trad. (迷途知返)		迷途	知	返
simp. #(迷途知返)		迷途	知	返

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mítúzhīfǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ ㄈㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mai⁴ tou⁴ zi¹ faan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mítúzhīfǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ ㄈㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mítújhihfǎn
    • Wade–Giles: mi²-tʻu²-chih¹-fan³
    • Yale: mí-tú-jr̄-fǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mitwujyfaan
    • Palladius: митучжифань (mitučžifanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ tʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mai⁴ tou⁴ zi¹ faan²
    • Yale: màih tòuh jī fáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mai⁴ tou⁴ dzi¹ faan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mei⁴ tou⁴ ji¹ fan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐi̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ faːn³⁵/

Idiom

迷途知返

1. to become aware of one's errors and turn back from one's wrong path; to realize one's mistakes and correct oneself