精誠所至，金石為開

精誠所至，金石為開

Chinese

		absolute sincerity; good faith	actually; place; (nominalisation prefix)	arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until		metal and stone; inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (精誠所至，金石為開)		精誠	所	至	，	金石	為	開
simp. (精诚所至，金石为开)		精诚	所	至	，	金石	为	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngchéng suǒ zhì, jīnshí wéi kāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˋ, ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ sing⁴ so² zi³, gam¹ sek⁶ wai⁴ hoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīngchéng suǒ zhì, jīnshí wéi kāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˋ, ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄞ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingcherng suuo jyh, jinshy wei kai
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingchéng suǒ jhìh, jinshíh wéi kai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ swɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ sing⁴ so² zi³, gam¹ sek⁶ wai⁴ hoi¹
    • Yale: jīng sìhng só ji, gām sehk wàih hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ sing⁴ so² dzi³, gam¹ sek⁹ wai⁴ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ xing⁴ so² ji³, gem¹ ség⁶ wei⁴ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² wɐi̯²¹ hɔːy̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

精誠所至，金石為開

1. With earnestness and sincerity everything is achievable