修身養性
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Chinese
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]
to
cultivate
one's
moral
character
; to
practice
self-cultivation
to
discipline
one’s
temperament
trad.
(
修身養性
)
修身
養性
simp.
(
修身养性
)
修身
养性
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
xiūshēn yǎngxìng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
sau
1
san
1
joeng
5
sing
3
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
xiūshēn yǎngxìng
Zhuyin
:
ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
sioushen yǎngsìng
Wade–Giles
:
hsiu
1
-shên
1
yang
3
-hsing
4
Yale
:
syōu-shēn yǎng-syìng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shioushen yeangshinq
Palladius
:
сюшэнь янсин
(sjušɛnʹ jansin)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
sau
1
san
1
joeng
5
sing
3
Yale
:
s
ā
u s
ā
n yéuhng sing
Cantonese Pinyin
:
sau
1
san
1
joeng
5
sing
3
Guangdong Romanization
:
seo
1
sen
1
yêng
5
xing
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/sɐu̯
⁵⁵
sɐn
⁵⁵
jœːŋ¹³ sɪŋ³³/
Idiom
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修身養性
to behave properly to improve one's character
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