毛遂自薦

See also: 毛遂自荐

Chinese

		Mao Sui (BCE 3rd century)	to recommend oneself
trad. (毛遂自薦)		毛遂	自薦
simp. (毛遂自荐)		毛遂	自荐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): máosuìzìjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ seoi⁶ zi⁶ zin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: máosuìzìjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mausueytzyhjiann
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ seoi⁶ zi⁶ zin³
  - Yale: mòuh seuih jih jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ soey⁶ dzi⁶ dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ sêu⁶ ji⁶ jin³
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɵy̯²² t͡siː²² t͡siːn³³/

Idiom

毛遂自薦

to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services

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