心口如一

Chinese

		heart; mind	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	as (if); such as	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
trad. (心口如一)		心	口	如	一
simp. #(心口如一)		心	口	如	一

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnkǒurúyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ hau² jyu⁴ jat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnkǒurúyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinkǒurúyi
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-kʻou³-ju²-i¹
    • Yale: syīn-kǒu-rú-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinkoourui
    • Palladius: синькоужуи (sinʹkoužui)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ hau² jyu⁴ jat¹
    • Yale: sām háu yùh yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ hau² jy⁴ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ heo² yu⁴ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ jyː²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

心口如一

1. to say what one thinks; to be frank and unreserved