自知之明

Chinese

		to be personally aware	's; him/her/it; this	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (自知之明)		自知	之	明

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìzhīzhīmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄓㄓㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zi¹ zi¹ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìzhīzhīmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓㄓㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjyjyming
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ zi¹ zi¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: jih jī jī mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzi¹ dzi¹ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ ji¹ ji¹ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

自知之明

wisdom of self-knowledge

人貴有自知之明。 / 人贵有自知之明。 ― Rén guì yǒu zìzhīzhīmíng. ― Self-knowledge is wisdom.

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