心如止水

Chinese

		heart; mind	as (if); such as	still water; unflowing water
trad. (心如止水)		心	如	止水
simp. ^#(心如止水)		心	如	止水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnrúzhǐshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyu⁴ zi² seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnrúzhǐshuǐ [Phonetic: xīnrúzhíshuǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinrújhǐhshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ju²-chih³-shui³
  - Yale: syīn-rú-jř-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinrujyyshoei
  - Palladius: синьжучжишуй (sinʹžučžišuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ jyu⁴ zi² seoi²
  - Yale: sām yùh jí séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jy⁴ dzi² soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yu⁴ ji² sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

心如止水

one's mind is as calm as still water; to remain unmoved by circumstances; at peace with oneself

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