前倨後恭

Chinese

		front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	haughty; arrogant	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	respectful
trad. (前倨後恭)		前	倨	後	恭
simp. (前倨后恭)		前	倨	后	恭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánjùhòugōng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ geoi³ hau⁶ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiánjùhòugōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanjiwhowgong
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ geoi³ hau⁶ gung¹
  - Yale: chìhn geui hauh gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ goey³ hau⁶ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ gêu³ heo⁶ gung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kɵy̯³³ hɐu̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

前倨後恭

to change from arrogance to humility

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.