扣人心弦
Chinese
| 10 percent; button; detain | man; person; people | one's heartstrings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (扣人心弦) |
扣 | 人 | 心弦 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): kòurénxīnxián
- (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kòurénxīnxián
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kòurénsinsián
- Wade–Giles: kʻou4-jên2-hsin1-hsien2
- Yale: kòu-rén-syīn-syán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kowrenshinshyan
- Palladius: коужэньсиньсянь (koužɛnʹsinʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4
- Yale: kau yàhn sām yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: keo3 yen4 sem1 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐu̯³³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
扣人心弦