劍膽琴心

Chinese

		(double-edged) sword	the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder	qin; general name for certain instruments	heart; mind
trad. (劍膽琴心)		劍	膽	琴	心
simp. (剑胆琴心)		剑	胆	琴	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàndǎnqínxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàndǎnqínxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàndǎncínsin
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-tan³-chʻin²-hsin¹
    • Yale: jyàn-dǎn-chín-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianndaanchynshin
    • Palladius: цзяньданьциньсинь (czjanʹdanʹcinʹsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

Idiom

劍膽琴心

1. to have the courage of a warrior and the soul of a musician; to temper force with humanity