小心翼翼

Chinese

		to be careful of something; to mind; to take care to be careful of something; to mind; to take care; to be careful	cautious, prudent
simp. and trad. (小心翼翼)		小心	翼翼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoxīn yìyì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² sam¹ jik⁶ jik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoxīn yìyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄧˋ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushin yihyih
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² sam¹ jik⁶ jik⁶
  - Yale: síu sām yihk yihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sam¹ jik⁹ jik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² sem¹ yig⁶ yig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/

Adjective

cautious, prudent, wary

Adverb

小心翼翼

with great care; cautiously

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