針砭時弊

Chinese

		to point out somebody's errors and offer salutary advice; ancient form of acupuncture	ills of the present day; contemporary issues
trad. (針砭時弊)		針砭	時弊
simp. (针砭时弊)		针砭	时弊
alternative forms		鍼砭時弊／针砭时弊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnbiān shíbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ bin¹ si⁴ bai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnbiān shíbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenbian shíhbì
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-pien¹ shih²-pi⁴
    • Yale: jēn-byān shŕ-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenbian shyrbih
    • Palladius: чжэньбянь шиби (čžɛnʹbjanʹ šibi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zam¹ bin¹ si⁴ bai⁶
    • Yale: jām bīn sìh baih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ bin¹ si⁴ bai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zem¹ bin¹ xi⁴ bei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ piːn⁵⁵ siː²¹ pɐi̯²²/

Verb

針砭時弊

1. (literary) to condemn the ills of the times; to criticize current failings