相得益彰

Chinese

		to get along well; to be congenial	benefit; increase	manifest
simp. and trad. (相得益彰)		相得	益	彰

Etymology

Based on a passage in Records of the Grand Historian [circa 2nd century AD].

夷、叔齊雖賢，得夫子而名益彰。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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夷、叔齐虽贤，得夫子而名益彰。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Shi Ji

Yí, shū qí suī xián, dé fūzǐ ér míng yì zhāng. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngdéyìzhāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ dak¹ jik¹ zoeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siong-tek-ek-chiong / siong-tit-ek-chiong / siang-tit-ek-chiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngdéyìzhāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangdéyìjhang
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-tê²-i⁴-chang¹
    • Yale: syāng-dé-yì-jāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangderyihjang
    • Palladius: сяндэичжан (sjandɛičžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ dak¹ jik¹ zoeng¹
    • Yale: sēung dāk yīk jēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ dak⁷ jik⁷ dzoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ deg¹ yig¹ zêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jɪk̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-tek-ek-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: siong-tik-ik-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siongdek'ekciofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-tit-ek-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: siong-tit-ik-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siongdit'ekciofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-tit-ek-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: siang-tit-ik-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siangdit'ekciofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

相得益彰

1. to help and complement each other so both can hone their talents better