事不關己，高高掛起

事不關己，高高掛起

Chinese

		the matter does not concern oneself		high; tall	high; tall	to hang; to put up; to suspend	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (事不關己，高高掛起)		事不關己	，	高	高	掛	起
simp. (事不关己，高高挂起)		事不关己	，	高	高	挂	起

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìbùguānjǐ, gāogāo guàqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧˇ, ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ bat¹ gwaan¹ gei², gou¹ gou¹ gwaa³ hei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shìbùguānjǐ, gāogāo guàqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧˇ, ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhbuguanjii, gaugau guahchii
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhbùguanjǐ, gaogao guàcǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kwän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kwä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: si⁶ bat¹ gwaan¹ gei², gou¹ gou¹ gwaa³ hei²
    • Yale: sih bāt gwāan géi, gōu gōu gwa héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ bat⁷ gwaan¹ gei², gou¹ gou¹ gwaa³ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ bed¹ guan¹ géi², gou¹ gou¹ gua³ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷäːn⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ kʷäː³³ hei̯³⁵/

Idiom

事不關己，高高掛起

1. to let things drift if they do not affect one personally