言為心聲

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	heart; mind	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (言為心聲/言爲心聲)		言	為/爲	心	聲
simp. (言为心声)		言	为	心	声

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánwéixīnshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánwéixīnshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánwéisinsheng
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-wei²-hsin¹-shêng¹
    • Yale: yán-wéi-syīn-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanweishinsheng
    • Palladius: яньвэйсиньшэн (janʹvɛjsinʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

言為心聲

1. words are the voice of the mind; what the heart thinks the tongue speaks