觀棋不語真君子，起手無回大丈夫

Chinese

		to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	any chess-like game or game requiring strategy	not; no	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to	real; true; genuine	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person		to put one's hand to; to set about; to start armed struggle to put one's hand to; to set about; to start armed struggle; to rise in rebellion	not have	to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	real man; man of character; all right real man; man of character; all right; okay
trad. (觀棋不語真君子，起手無回大丈夫/觀棋不語眞君子，起手無回大丈夫)		觀	棋	不	語	真/眞	君子	，	起手	無	回	大丈夫
simp. (观棋不语真君子，起手无回大丈夫)		观	棋	不	语	真	君子	，	起手	无	回	大丈夫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú húi dàzhàngfu, guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú húi dàzhàngfū

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ kei⁴ bat¹ jyu⁵ zan¹ gwan¹ zi², hei² sau² mou⁴ wui⁴ daai⁶ zoeng⁶ fu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú húi dàzhàngfu [Phonetic: guānqíbùyǔzhēnjūnzǐ,qíshǒuwúhúidàzhàngfu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guan cí bù yǔ jhen jyunzǐh, cǐshǒu wú huéi dàjhàngfů
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹ chʻi² pu⁴ yü³ chên¹ chün¹-tzŭ³, chʻi³-shou³ wu² hui² ta⁴-chang⁴-fu⁵
    • Yale: gwān chí bù yǔ jēn jyūn-dž-, chǐ-shǒu wú hwéi dà-jàng-fu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guan chyi bu yeu jen jiuntzyy, chiishoou wu hwei dahjanq.fu
    • Palladius: гуань ци бу юй чжэнь цзюньцзы, цишоу у хуэй дачжанфу (guanʹ ci bu juj čžɛnʹ czjunʹczy, cišou u xuej dačžanfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fu¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, literary alternative in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú húi dàzhàngfū [Phonetic: guānqíbùyǔzhēnjūnzǐ,qíshǒuwúhúidàzhàngfū]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guan cí bù yǔ jhen jyunzǐh, cǐshǒu wú huéi dàjhàngfu
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹ chʻi² pu⁴ yü³ chên¹ chün¹-tzŭ³, chʻi³-shou³ wu² hui² ta⁴-chang⁴-fu¹
    • Yale: gwān chí bù yǔ jēn jyūn-dž-, chǐ-shǒu wú hwéi dà-jàng-fū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guan chyi bu yeu jen jiuntzyy, chiishoou wu hwei dahjanqfu
    • Palladius: гуань ци бу юй чжэнь цзюньцзы, цишоу у хуэй дачжанфу (guanʹ ci bu juj čžɛnʹ czjunʹczy, cišou u xuej dačžanfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun¹ kei⁴ bat¹ jyu⁵ zan¹ gwan¹ zi², hei² sau² mou⁴ wui⁴ daai⁶ zoeng⁶ fu¹
    • Yale: gūn kèih bāt yúh jān gwān jí, héi sáu mòuh wùih daaih jeuhng fū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ kei⁴ bat⁷ jy⁵ dzan¹ gwan¹ dzi², hei² sau² mou⁴ wui⁴ daai⁶ dzoeng⁶ fu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ yu⁵ zen¹ guen¹ ji², héi² seo² mou⁴ wui⁴ dai⁶ zêng⁶ fu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ wuːi̯²¹ taːi̯²² t͡sœːŋ²² fuː⁵⁵/

Proverb

觀棋不語真君子，起手無回大丈夫

1. Do not make any comments on a chess game when watching it, and do not regret your move when playing a chess game.