擇善固執
Chinese
pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick |
good | hard; strong; solid hard; strong; solid; sure |
execute (a plan); grasp | ||
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trad. (擇善固執) | 擇 | 善 | 固 | 執 | |
simp. (择善固执) | 择 | 善 | 固 | 执 |
Etymology
From The Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean:
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zéshàngùjhíh
- Wade–Giles: tsê2-shan4-ku4-chih2
- Yale: dzé-shàn-gù-jŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzershannguhjyr
- Palladius: цзэшаньгучжи (czɛšanʹgučži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaak6 sin6 gu3 zap1
- Yale: jaahk sihn gu jāp
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak9 sin6 gu3 dzap7
- Guangdong Romanization: zag6 xin6 gu3 zeb1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːk̚² siːn²² kuː³³ t͡sɐp̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 擇善固執