反躬自問

Chinese

		to examine oneself; to self-reflect	to ask oneself; to examine oneself; to search one's soul
trad. (反躬自問)		反躬	自問
simp. (反躬自问)		反躬	自问

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎngōngzìwèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² gung¹ zi⁶ man⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎngōngzìwèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎngongzìhwùn
    • Wade–Giles: fan³-kung¹-tzŭ⁴-wên⁴
    • Yale: fǎn-gūng-dz̀-wèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faangongtzyhwenn
    • Palladius: фаньгунцзывэнь (fanʹgunczyvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan² gung¹ zi⁶ man⁶
    • Yale: fáan gūng jih mahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan² gung¹ dzi⁶ man⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan² gung¹ ji⁶ men⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

Idiom

反躬自問

1. to ask oneself; to examine oneself; to examine one's conscience

Synonyms

• 撫躬自問／抚躬自问 (fǔgōngzìwèn)
• 反身自問／反身自问
• 反躬自責／反躬自责