人情世故

Chinese

		human sentiment; natural human feelings; inherent goodness of human nature	ways of the world; livelihood
simp. and trad. (人情世故)		人情	世故

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénqíngshìgù

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ cing⁴ sai³ gu³
Min Nan (POJ): lîn-chêng-sè-kò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénqíngshìgù
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renchyngshyhguh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ cing⁴ sai³ gu³
  - Yale: yàhn chìhng sai gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ tsing⁴ sai³ gu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ qing⁴ sei³ gu³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³ kuː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-chêng-sè-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: lîn-tsîng-sè-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: linzengsea'kox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/

Idiom

人情世故

the ways of the world; traditional code of conduct; worldly wisdom

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 人情世故 (“worldly wisdom”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		人情世故
Mandarin	Beijing	人情世故
Mandarin	Taiwan	人情世故
Cantonese	Hong Kong	人情世故
Min Nan	Xiamen	人情世事
	Taipei	人情世事
	Kaohsiung	人情世事

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