三思而行

Chinese

		to think carefully; to think twice; to contemplate	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad. (三思而行)		三思	而	行

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānsī'érxíng, sànsī'érxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄙㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄙㄢˋ ㄙㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hang⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàm-su-jî-hêng / sàm-su-lî-hêng / sàm-sir-lî-hêng / sam-su-lî-hêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānsī'érxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄙㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sansih-érsíng
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-ssŭ¹-êrh²-hsing²
  - Yale: sān-sz̄-ér-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sansyerlshyng
  - Palladius: саньсыэрсин (sanʹsyersin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sànsī'érxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢˋ ㄙㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sànsih-érsíng
  - Wade–Giles: san⁴-ssŭ¹-êrh²-hsing²
  - Yale: sàn-sz̄-ér-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sannsyerlshyng
  - Palladius: саньсыэрсин (sanʹsyersin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hang⁴
  - Yale: saam sī yìh hàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam³ si¹ ji⁴ hang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam³ xi¹ yi⁴ heng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm³³ siː⁵⁵ jiː²¹ hɐŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-su-jî-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: sàm-su-jî-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sarmsuji'heeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-su-lî-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: sàm-su-lî-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sarmsuli'heeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /sam¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-sir-lî-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: sàm-sir-lî-hîng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ³³ li²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-su-lî-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: sam-su-lî-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: samsuli'heeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

Idiom

三思而行

look before you leap

Synonyms

三思而後行／三思而后行 (sānsī ér hòuxíng)