相由心生

Chinese

		physical appearance	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone)	heart; mind	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (相由心生)		相	由	心	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngyóuxīnshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng³ jau⁴ sam¹ sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngyóuxīnshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyóusinsheng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-yu²-hsin¹-shêng¹
    • Yale: syàng-yóu-syīn-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyoushinsheng
    • Palladius: сянъюсиньшэн (sjanʺjusinʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng³ jau⁴ sam¹ sang¹
    • Yale: seung yàuh sām sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng³ jau⁴ sam¹ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng³ yeo⁴ sem¹ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³³ jɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Phrase

相由心生

1. (idiomatic) One's personality reflects one's appearance.