捨己為人

Chinese

		to forsake one's own interests; to be altruistic	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	man; person; people
trad. (捨己為人/捨己爲人)		捨己	為/爲	人
simp. (舍己为人)		舍己	为	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shějǐwèirén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se² gei² wai⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shějǐwèirén [Phonetic: shéjǐwèirén]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shějǐwèirén
    • Wade–Giles: shê³-chi³-wei⁴-jên²
    • Yale: shě-jǐ-wèi-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheejiiweyren
    • Palladius: шэцзивэйжэнь (šɛczivɛjžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se² gei² wai⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: sé géi waih yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se² gei² wai⁶ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé² géi² wei⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ kei̯³⁵ wɐi̯²² jɐn²¹/

Idiom

捨己為人

1. to sacrifice one's own interests for the sake of others