省察

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine
trad. (省察)		省	察
simp. #(省察)		省	察
anagram		察省

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐngchá

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing² caat³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): séng-chhat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐngchá
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐngchá
    • Wade–Giles: hsing³-chʻa²
    • Yale: syǐng-chá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiingchar
    • Palladius: синча (sinča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing² caat³
    • Yale: síng chaat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing² tsaat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing² cad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-chhat
    • Tâi-lô: síng-tshat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sefngzhad
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰat̚³²/

Verb

省察

1. to examine oneself critically; to examine one's thoughts and conduct

Synonyms

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• 反思 (fǎnsī)
• 反省 (fǎnxǐng)
• 反躬 (fǎngōng) (literary)
• 問心 / 问心 (wènxīn) (literary)
• 檢查 / 检查 (jiǎnchá)
• 檢討 / 检讨 (jiǎntǎo)
• 自問 / 自问 (zìwèn) (literary)
• 自我反省 (zìwǒ fǎnxǐng)
• 自我批評 / 自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)
• 自省 (zìxǐng) (literary)
• 警察 (jǐngchá) (literary)