悲天憫人

悲天憫人

Chinese

		sad; sadness; sorrow sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	day; sky; heaven	sympathize; to pity	man; person; people
trad. (悲天憫人)		悲	天	憫	人
simp. (悲天悯人)		悲	天	悯	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēitiānmǐnrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ tin¹ man⁵ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bēitiānmǐnrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beitianmiinren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beitianmǐnrén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰjɛn⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei¹ tin¹ man⁵ jan⁴
    • Yale: bēi tīn máhn yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ tin¹ man⁵ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ tin¹ men⁵ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɐn¹³ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

悲天憫人

1. to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of humankind