背信棄義
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See also: 背信弃义
Chinese
[edit]abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away |
justice; righteousness; meaning | |||
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trad. (背信棄義) | 背信 | 棄 | 義 | |
simp. (背信弃义) | 背信 | 弃 | 义 |
Etymology
[edit]From Xunzi and History of the Northern Dynasties.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bèisìncìyì
- Wade–Giles: pei4-hsin4-chʻi4-i4
- Yale: bèi-syìn-chì-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshinnchihyih
- Palladius: бэйсиньции (bɛjsinʹcii)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bui3 seon3 hei3 ji6
- Yale: bui seun hei yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: bui3 soen3 hei3 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: bui3 sên3 héi3 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːi̯³³ sɵn³³ hei̯³³ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]背信棄義
- to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy