惺惺相惜

Chinese

		bright; sharp; clever bright; sharp; clever; intelligent; awake; clear-headed	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
simp. and trad. (惺惺相惜)		惺惺	相	惜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngxīngxiāngxī, xīngxīngxiāngxí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧ, ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ sing¹ soeng¹ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxīngxiāngxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singsingsiangsi
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsing¹-hsiang¹-hsi¹
  - Yale: syīng-syīng-syāng-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshingshiangshi
  - Palladius: синсинсянси (sinsinsjansi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxīngxiāngxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singsingsiangsí
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsing¹-hsiang¹-hsi²
  - Yale: syīng-syīng-syāng-syí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshingshiangshyi
  - Palladius: синсинсянси (sinsinsjansi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing¹ sing¹ soeng¹ sik¹
  - Yale: sīng sīng sēung sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ sing¹ soeng¹ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ xing¹ sêng¹ xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

Idiom

惺惺相惜

to have a friendship based on intellectual compatibility

See also

惺惺惜惺惺 (xīngxīngxīxīngxīng)

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