洗耳恭聽

See also: 洗耳恭听

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	ear	respectful	let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey
trad. (洗耳恭聽)		洗	耳	恭	聽
simp. (洗耳恭听)		洗	耳	恭	听
Literally: “to wash one's ears and listen with great respect”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐ'ěrgōngtīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² ji⁵ gung¹ ting³ / sai² ji⁵ gung¹ ting¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ'ěrgōngtīng [Phonetic: xíěrgōngtīng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ-ěrgongting
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-êrh³-kung¹-tʻing¹
    • Yale: syǐ-ěr-gūng-tīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiieelgongting
    • Palladius: сиэргунтин (sierguntin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai² ji⁵ gung¹ ting³ / sai² ji⁵ gung¹ ting¹
    • Yale: sái yíh gūng ting / sái yíh gūng tīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² ji⁵ gung¹ ting³ / sai² ji⁵ gung¹ ting¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² yi⁵ gung¹ ting³ / sei² yi⁵ gung¹ ting¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ jiː¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ³³/, /sɐi̯³⁵ jiː¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

洗耳恭聽

1. to listen with respectful attention; to be all ears