淺嘗輒止

Chinese

		shallow; sound of moving water	to taste; flavor; indicator of past tense to taste; flavor; indicator of past tense; already; ever; once; test; formerly	sides of chariot where weapons	to stop; prohibit; till
trad. (淺嘗輒止)		淺	嘗	輒	止
simp. (浅尝辄止)		浅	尝	辄	止

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiǎnchángzhézhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin² soeng⁴ zip³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiǎnchángzhézhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheancharngjerjyy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎnchángjhéjhǐh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin² soeng⁴ zip³ zi²
  - Yale: chín sèuhng jip jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin² soeng⁴ dzip⁸ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin² sêng⁴ jib³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn³⁵ sœ̽ːŋ²¹ t͡siːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

淺嘗輒止

put away the cup after taking a tiny sip, stop after getting a little knowledge of a subject

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