信誓旦旦

信誓旦旦

Chinese

		faithful oath; faithful pledge	every day; sincere; heartfelt
simp. and trad. (信誓旦旦)		信誓	旦旦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnshìdàndàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soen³ sai⁶ daan³ daan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xìnshìdàndàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnshyhdanndann
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: soen³ sai⁶ daan³ daan³
    • Yale: soen saih daan daan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ sai⁶ daan³ daan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên³ sei⁶ dan³ dan³
    • IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːn³³ sɐi̯²² täːn³³ täːn³³/

Idiom

信誓旦旦

1. pledging in all sincerity; vowing solemnly

   • 總角之宴、言笑晏晏。信誓旦旦、不思其反。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     总角之宴、言笑晏晏。信誓旦旦、不思其反。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǒngjiǎo zhī yàn, yánxiào yànyàn. Xìnshì dàndàn, bù sī qí fǎn. [Pinyin]

     In the pleasant time of my girlhood, with my hair simply gathered in a knot,
     Harmoniously we talked and laughed.
     Clearly were we sworn to good faith,
     And I did not think the engagement would be broken.