捫心自問

Chinese

			to ask oneself; to examine oneself; to search one's soul
trad. (捫心自問)		捫心	自問
simp. (扪心自问)		扪心	自问

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ménxīnzìwèn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁴ sam¹ zi⁶ man⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ménxīnzìwèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ménsinzìhwùn
  - Wade–Giles: mên²-hsin¹-tzŭ⁴-wên⁴
  - Yale: mén-syīn-dz̀-wèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menshintzyhwenn
  - Palladius: мэньсиньцзывэнь (mɛnʹsinʹczyvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mun⁴ sam¹ zi⁶ man⁶
  - Yale: mùhn sām jih mahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁴ sam¹ dzi⁶ man⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mun⁴ sem¹ ji⁶ men⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

Idiom

捫心自問

to reflect on oneself; to ask oneself honestly

Synonyms

撫心自問／抚心自问 (fǔxīnzìwèn)

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