發人深省

See also: 发人深省

Chinese

		to make one; to cause people; to set people	to wake up to a sharp awareness of the truth; to understand after much soul searching
trad. (發人深省)		發人	深省
simp. (发人深省)		发人	深省
alternative forms		發人深醒／发人深醒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fārénshēnxǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ jan⁴ sam¹ sing²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-lîn-chhim-séng / hoat-jîn-chhim-séng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fārénshēnxǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: farénshensǐng
    • Wade–Giles: fa¹-jên²-shên¹-hsing³
    • Yale: fā-rén-shēn-syǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farenshenshiing
    • Palladius: фажэньшэньсин (fažɛnʹšɛnʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 發人深省／发人深省 發人深醒／发人深醒

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faat³ jan⁴ sam¹ sing²
    • Yale: faat yàhn sām síng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ jan⁴ sam¹ sing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ yen⁴ sem¹ xing²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 發人深省／发人深省 發人深醒／发人深醒

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-lîn-chhim-séng
    • Tâi-lô: huat-lîn-tshim-síng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatlinchimseang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-jîn-chhim-séng
    • Tâi-lô: huat-jîn-tshim-síng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatjinchimseang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ zin²³⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/

Idiom

發人深省

1. to set people thinking; to call for deep thought