憐香惜玉

Chinese

		to pity	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge	jade
trad. (憐香惜玉)		憐	香	惜	玉
simp. (怜香惜玉)		怜	香	惜	玉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liánxiāngxīyù, liánxiāngxíyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄩˋ, ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧˊ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik¹ juk⁶ / lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik¹ juk^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lîn-hiong-sioh-gio̍k / liân-hiong-sioh-gio̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liánxiāngxīyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liánsiangsiyù
    • Wade–Giles: lien²-hsiang¹-hsi¹-yü⁴
    • Yale: lyán-syāng-syī-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianshiangshiyuh
    • Palladius: ляньсянсиюй (ljanʹsjansijuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liánxiāngxíyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧˊ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liánsiangsíyù
    • Wade–Giles: lien²-hsiang¹-hsi²-yü⁴
    • Yale: lyán-syāng-syí-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianshiangshyiyuh
    • Palladius: ляньсянсиюй (ljanʹsjansijuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik¹ juk⁶ / lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik¹ juk^6-2
    • Yale: lìhn hēung sīk yuhk / lìhn hēung sīk yúk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik⁷ juk⁹ / lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik⁷ juk^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin⁴ hêng¹ xig¹ yug⁶ / lin⁴ hêng¹ xig¹ yug^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²/, /liːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-hiong-sioh-gio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-hiong-sioh-gio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: linhiongsioihgiok
    • IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lin²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-hiong-sioh-gio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: liân-hiong-sioh-gio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lienhiongsioihgiok
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

Idiom

憐香惜玉

1. to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex

   • 「死到臨頭，自身難保，居然尚有憐香惜玉之心。」 [MSC, trad.]
     「死到临头，自身难保，居然尚有怜香惜玉之心。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1966, Jin Yong, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Chapter 11

     “Sǐdàolíntóu, zìshēnnánbǎo, jūrán shàng yǒu liánxiāngxīyù zhī xīn.” [Pinyin]

     "You're going to die soon, it's difficult for you to protect yourself, but you still set your mind on treating these girls tenderly and protectively!"

Synonyms

• 惜香憐玉／惜香怜玉
• 惜玉憐香／惜玉怜香