淺嘗輒止

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

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• 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

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