以小人之心,度君子之腹
Chinese
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
scoundrel or villain; person of low position | 's; him/her/it; this | heart; mind | capacity; degree; standard | 's; him/her/it; this | abdomen; stomach; belly | ||||
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trad. (以小人之心,度君子之腹) | 以 | 小人 | 之 | 心 | , | 度 | 君子 | 之 | 腹 | |
simp. #(以小人之心,度君子之腹) | 以 | 小人 | 之 | 心 | , | 度 | 君子 | 之 | 腹 | |
Literally: “to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ , ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ siǎorén jhih sin, duó jyunzǐh jhih fù
- Wade–Giles: i3 hsiao3-jên2 chih1 hsin1, to2 chün1-tzŭ3 chih1 fu4
- Yale: yǐ syǎu-rén jr̄ syīn-, dwó jyūn-dž jr̄ fù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii sheauren jy shin, dwo jiuntzyy jy fuh
- Palladius: и сяожэнь чжи синь, до цзюньцзы чжи фу (i sjaožɛnʹ čži sinʹ, do czjunʹczy čži fu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 siu2 jan4 zi1 sam1, dok6 gwan1 zi2 zi1 fuk1
- Yale: yíh síu yàhn jī sām, dohk gwān jí jī fūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 siu2 jan4 dzi1 sam1, dok9 gwan1 dzi2 dzi1 fuk7
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 xiu2 yen4 ji1 sem1, dog6 guen1 ji2 ji1 fug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tɔːk̚² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
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