秉筆直書

秉筆直書

Chinese

		to take pen to paper; to write	to write straightforwardly; to record faithfully
trad. (秉筆直書)		秉筆	直書
simp. (秉笔直书)		秉笔	直书

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐngbǐzhíshū

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bing² bat¹ zik⁶ syu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǐngbǐzhíshū [Phonetic: bíngbǐzhíshū]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄕㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingbiijyshu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngbǐjhíhshu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bing² bat¹ zik⁶ syu¹
    • Yale: bíng bāt jihk syū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bing² bat⁷ dzik⁹ sy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bing² bed¹ jig⁶ xu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚² ʃyː⁵⁵/

Idiom

秉筆直書

1. to write the truth without fear or favor; to record faithfully