惺惺惜惺惺

Chinese

		bright; sharp; clever bright; sharp; clever; intelligent; awake; clear-headed	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge	bright; sharp; clever bright; sharp; clever; intelligent; awake; clear-headed
simp. and trad. (惺惺惜惺惺)		惺惺	惜	惺惺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngxīngxīxīngxīng, xīngxīngxíxīngxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ, ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ sing¹ sik¹ sing¹ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxīngxīxīngxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singsingsisingsing
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsing¹-hsi¹-hsing¹-hsing¹
    • Yale: syīng-syīng-syī-syīng-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshingshishingshing
    • Palladius: синсинсисинсин (sinsinsisinsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxīngxíxīngxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singsingsísingsing
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsing¹-hsi²-hsing¹-hsing¹
    • Yale: syīng-syīng-syí-syīng-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshingshyishingshing
    • Palladius: синсинсисинсин (sinsinsisinsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing¹ sing¹ sik¹ sing¹ sing¹
    • Yale: sīng sīng sīk sīng sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ sing¹ sik⁷ sing¹ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ xing¹ xig¹ xing¹ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

惺惺惜惺惺

1. people of intelligence and talent appreciate one another; like-minded people relate well to each other