靜觀其變

靜觀其變

Chinese

		still; calm; quiet still; calm; quiet; not moving	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
trad. (靜觀其變)		靜	觀	其	變
simp. (静观其变)		静	观	其	变
Literally: “to observe changes calmly”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìng guān qí biàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìng guān qí biàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq guan chyi biann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìng guan cí biàn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ kwän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pjɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

靜觀其變

1. wait and see; see which way the cat jumps; to delay taking action based on the outcome of something else.