見義勇為

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	justice; righteousness; meaning	brave	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (見義勇為)		見	義	勇	為
simp. (见义勇为)		见	义	勇	为

Etymology

From the Analects.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànyìyǒngwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ ji⁶ jung⁵ wai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiànyìyǒngwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannyihyeongwei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ ji⁶ jung⁵ wai⁴
  - Yale: gin yih yúhng wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ ji⁶ jung⁵ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ yi⁶ yung⁵ wei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ jiː²² jʊŋ¹³ wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

見義勇為

to act bravely for a just cause

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