修身養性

Chinese

		to cultivate one's moral character; to practice self-cultivation	to discipline one’s temperament
trad. (修身養性)		修身	養性
simp. (修身养性)		修身	养性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūshēn yǎngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ san¹ joeng⁵ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiūshēn yǎngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sioushen yǎngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-shên¹ yang³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: syōu-shēn yǎng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shioushen yeangshinq
    • Palladius: сюшэнь янсин (sjušɛnʹ jansin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau¹ san¹ joeng⁵ sing³
    • Yale: sāu sān yéuhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ san¹ joeng⁵ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ sen¹ yêng⁵ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ sɪŋ³³/

Idiom

修身養性

1. to behave properly to improve one's character