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發人深省

發人深省

See also: 发人深省

Chinese

		to set people	to wake up to a sharp awareness of the truth
trad. (發人深省)		發人	深省
simp. (发人深省)		发人	深省

Alternative forms

發人深醒／发人深醒 (fārén shēnxǐng)

Verb

發人深省

to set people thinking; to call for deep thought

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): fārén shēnxǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣㄒㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ jan⁴ sam¹ sing²
Min Nan (POJ): hoat-jîn-chhim-séng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: fārén shēnxǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣㄒㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faren shenshiing
  - IPA ^(key): /fa̠⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ jan⁴ sam¹ sing²
  - Yale: faat yàhn sām síng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ jan⁴ sam¹ sing²
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑːt̚³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-jîn-chhim-séng
  - Tâi-lô: huat-jîn-tshim-síng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatjinchimseang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑin²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ d͡ʑin²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰim³³ ɕiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ʑin¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/