心慈手軟

Chinese

		softhearted; kindhearted	to be limp or tired on one's hands; to be irresolute when firmness is needed; to be softhearted
trad. (心慈手軟)		心慈	手軟
simp. (心慈手软)		心慈	手软

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīncíshǒuruǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīncíshǒuruǎn [Phonetic: xīncíshóuruǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sincíhshǒuruǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-tzʻŭ²-shou³-juan³
    • Yale: syīn-tsź-shǒu-rwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shintsyrshoouroan
    • Palladius: синьцышоужуань (sinʹcyšoužuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

心慈手軟

1. to be softhearted

   對待犯罪分子不能心慈手軟。 [MSC, trad.]
   对待犯罪分子不能心慈手软。 [MSC, simp.]

   Duìdài fànzuìfènzǐ bùnéng xīncíshǒuruǎn. [Pinyin]

   We should not be softhearted towards criminals.