憐香惜玉

Chinese

		to pity	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge	jade
trad. (憐香惜玉)		憐	香	惜	玉
simp. (怜香惜玉)		怜	香	惜	玉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liánxiāngxīyù, liánxiāngxíyù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧㄩˋ, ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧˊ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik¹ juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: liánxiāngxīyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianshiangshiyiw
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: liánxiāngxíyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧˊ ㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianshiangshyiyiw
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik¹ juk⁶
  - Yale: lìhn hēung sīk yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ hoeng¹ sik⁷ juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lin⁴ hêng¹ xig¹ yug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²/

Idiom

憐香惜玉

to have tender protective feelings for the fairer sex

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