善罷甘休

Chinese

		good	(final part.); to stop; cease (final part.); to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish	sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)	to rest
trad. (善罷甘休)		善	罷	甘	休
simp. (善罢甘休)		善	罢	甘	休

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànbàgānxiū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢㄒㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ baa⁶ gam¹ jau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shànbàgānxiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢㄒㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànbàgansiou
  - Wade–Giles: shan⁴-pa⁴-kan¹-hsiu¹
  - Yale: shàn-bà-gān-syōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannbahganshiou
  - Palladius: шаньбаганьсю (šanʹbaganʹsju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pä⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin⁶ baa⁶ gam¹ jau¹
  - Yale: sihn bah gām yāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ baa⁶ gam¹ jau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ ba⁶ gem¹ yeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² paː²² kɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

善罷甘休

(chiefly in the negative) to let go or give up easily
他受你如此侮辱，怎肯善罷甘休？ [MSC, trad.]
他受你如此侮辱，怎肯善罢甘休？ [MSC, simp.]
Tā shòu nǐ rúcǐ wǔrǔ, zěn kěn shànbàgānxiū? [Pinyin]
As you have insulted him, he won't let you go easily.

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