心如止水

心如止水

Chinese

		heart; mind	as (if); such as	still water; unflowing water
simp. and trad. (心如止水)		心	如	止水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnrúzhǐshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyu⁴ zi² seoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīnrúzhǐshuǐ [Phonetic: xīnrúzhíshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinrujyyshoei
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ jyu⁴ zi² seoi²
    • Yale: sām yùh jí séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jy⁴ dzi² soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yu⁴ ji² sêu²
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

心如止水

1. one's mind is as calm as still water; to remain unmoved by circumstances; at peace with oneself