捨己為人

Chinese

		give up; abandon	6th heavenly stem; self	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	man; person; people
trad. (捨己為人)		捨	己	為	人
simp. (舍己为人)		舍	己	为	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shějǐwèirén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² gei² wai⁶ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shějǐwèirén [Phonetic: shéjǐwèirén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheejiiweyren
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shějǐwèirén
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² gei² wai⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: sé géi waih yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² gei² wai⁶ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé² géi² wei⁶ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ kei̯³⁵ wɐi̯²² jɐn²¹/

Idiom

捨己為人

to sacrifice one's own interests for the sake of others

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