聽之任之

聽之任之

Chinese

		let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey	's; him/her/it; this	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (聽之任之)		聽	之	任	之
simp. (听之任之)		听	之	任	之

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tìngzhīrènzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ting³ zi¹ jam⁶ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tìngzhīrènzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tinqjyrennjy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tìngjhihrènjhih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ting³ zi¹ jam⁶ zi¹
    • Yale: ting jī yahm jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ting³ dzi¹ jam⁶ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ting³ ji¹ yem⁶ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

聽之任之

1. to let matters drift; to allow something to continue or develop