惺惺惜惺惺

Chinese

bright; sharp; clever
bright; sharp; clever; intelligent; awake; clear-headed
 
pity; regret; rue
pity; regret; rue; begrudge
 
bright; sharp; clever
bright; sharp; clever; intelligent; awake; clear-headed
 
simp. and trad.
(惺惺惜惺惺) 		惺惺 惜 惺惺

Etymology

From The Western Chamber:

他若是共小生厮覷定，
隔墻兒酬和到天明，
方信道：
惺惺的自古惜惺惺。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
他若是共小生厮觑定，
隔墙儿酬和到天明，
方信道：
惺惺的自古惜惺惺。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
From: c. 1300, Wang Shifu, Romance of Western Bower, transl. Xu Yuanchong & Frank M. Xu
Tā ruòshì gòng xiǎoshēng sī qù dìng,
Gé qiángr chóuhè dào tiānmíng,
Fāng xìn dào:
Xīngxīng de zìgǔ xī xīngxīng. [Pinyin]
If you but look at me without turning away,
I would rhyme with your verse till the break of the day.
Clever loves clever
For ever and ever.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xīngxīngxīxīngxīng, xīngxīngxíxīngxīng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ, ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): sing1 sing1 sik1 sing1 sing1

Idiom

惺惺惜惺惺

  1. people of intelligence and talent appreciate one another; like-minded people relate well to each other
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