順其自然

See also: 顺其自然

Chinese

		to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	nature; the natural world; natural nature; the natural world; natural; of or relating to nature
trad. (順其自然)		順	其	自然
simp. (顺其自然)		顺	其	自然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shùnqízìrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁶ kei⁴ zi⁶ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sūn-kî-chū-jiân / sūn-kî-chū-liân

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shùnqízìrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shùncízìhrán
    • Wade–Giles: shun⁴-chʻi²-tzŭ⁴-jan²
    • Yale: shwùn-chí-dz̀-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuennchyitzyhran
    • Palladius: шуньцицзыжань (šunʹciczyžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁶ kei⁴ zi⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: seuhn kèih jih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁶ kei⁴ dzi⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁶ kéi⁴ ji⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²² kʰei̯²¹ t͡siː²² jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sūn-kî-chū-jiân
    • Tâi-lô: sūn-kî-tsū-jiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suxnkizuxjieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun³³⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ t͡su³³⁻²¹ ziɛn²³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sūn-kî-chū-liân
    • Tâi-lô: sūn-kî-tsū-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suxnkizuxlieen
    • IPA (Taipei): /sun³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴/

Idiom

順其自然

1. to let it be; to let nature take its course; que sera sera