謙沖自牧

Chinese

		humble; modest; unassuming	to practice self-cultivation
trad. (謙沖自牧)		謙沖	自牧
simp. (谦冲自牧)		谦冲	自牧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānchōngzìmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): him¹ cung¹ zi⁶ muk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānchōngzìmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianchongzìhmù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-chʻung¹-tzŭ⁴-mu⁴
    • Yale: chyān-chūng-dz̀-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianchongtzyhmuh
    • Palladius: цяньчунцзыму (cjanʹčunczymu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: him¹ cung¹ zi⁶ muk⁶
    • Yale: hīm chūng jih muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: him¹ tsung¹ dzi⁶ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: him¹ cung¹ ji⁶ mug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mʊk̚²/

Idiom

謙沖自牧

1. using humility in practicing self-cultivation