洗耳恭聽
See also: 洗耳恭听
Chinese
| to wash; to bathe | ear | respectful | let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (洗耳恭聽) | 洗 | 耳 | 恭 | 聽 | |
| simp. (洗耳恭听) | 洗 | 耳 | 恭 | 听 | |
| Literally: “to wash one's ears and listen with great respect”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): xǐ'ěrgōngtīng
- (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai2 ji5 gung1 ting3 / sai2 ji5 gung1 ting1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ'ěrgōngtīng [Phonetic: xíěrgōngtīng]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ-ěrgongting
- Wade–Giles: hsi3-êrh3-kung1-tʻing1
- Yale: syǐ-ěr-gūng-tīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiieelgongting
- Palladius: сиэргунтин (sierguntin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai2 ji5 gung1 ting3 / sai2 ji5 gung1 ting1
- Yale: sái yíh gūng ting / sái yíh gūng tīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai2 ji5 gung1 ting3 / sai2 ji5 gung1 ting1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei2 yi5 gung1 ting3 / sei2 yi5 gung1 ting1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯³⁵ jiː¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ³³/, /sɐi̯³⁵ jiː¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
洗耳恭聽
- to listen with respectful attention; to be all ears