虛懷若谷
Chinese
to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if |
valley | |||
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trad. (虛懷若谷) | 虛懷 | 若 | 谷 | |
simp. (虚怀若谷) | 虚怀 | 若 | 谷 | |
Literally: “receptive as an echoing canyon”. |
Etymology
From Tao Te Ching Chapter 15 "敦兮其若樸,曠兮其若谷".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuhuáiruògǔ
- Wade–Giles: hsü1-huai2-jo4-ku3
- Yale: syū-hwái-rwò-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuhwairuohguu
- Palladius: сюйхуайжогу (sjujxuajžogu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 虛懷若谷
- (figurative) modest and open-minded