Chinese Word Entry
疾風知勁草，烈火見真金Simplified Chinese form: 疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ, ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo, liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | zat6 fung1 zi1 ging6 cou2, lit6 fo2 gin3 zan1 gam1 |
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| 疾 | rapidly, illness, disease, sickness, to hate |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧˊ (jí) |
| Cantonese: | zat6 |
| Japanese: | シツ (shitsu) / はや.い (hayai)、 やまい (yamai)、 にくむ (nikumu) |
| Korean: | 질 (jil) |
| Vietnamese: | tật |
| 風 | wind, air, style, manner, manners, atmosphere, Kangxi radical 182 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄥ (fēng), ㄈㄥˋ (fèng), ㄈㄥˇ (fěng) |
| Cantonese: | fung1 |
| Japanese: | フウ (fuu)、 フ (fu) / かぜ (kaze)、 かざ- (kaza-) |
| Korean: | 풍 (pung) |
| Vietnamese: | phong |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 风 |
| Semantic variant form: | 丰 |
| 知 | know, wisdom, perceive, comprehend |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓ (zhī), ㄓˋ (zhì) |
| Cantonese: | zi1 |
| Japanese: | チ (chi) / し.る (shiru)、 し.らせる (shiraseru) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | tri |
| 勁 | strong, unyielding, tough, powerful |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng), ㄐㄧㄣˋ (jìn) |
| Cantonese: | ging6 |
| Japanese: | ケイ (kei) / つよ.い (tsuyoi) |
| Korean: | 경 (gyeong) |
| Vietnamese: | kính, cứng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 劲 |
| 草 | grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft, straw, thatch |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄘㄠˇ (cǎo), ㄗㄠˋ (zào) |
| Cantonese: | cou2 |
| Japanese: | ソウ (sou) / くさ (kusa)、 くさ- (kusa-)、 -ぐさ (-gusa) |
| Korean: | 초 (cho) |
| Vietnamese: | thảo |
| 烈 | ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme, fiery |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧㄝˋ (liè) |
| Cantonese: | lit6 |
| Japanese: | レツ (retsu) / はげ.しい (hageshii) |
| Korean: | 렬 (ryeol), 열 (yeol) |
| Vietnamese: | liệt |
| 火 | fire, flame, burn, anger, rage |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨㄛˇ (huǒ), ㄏㄨㄛ (huō) |
| Cantonese: | fo2 |
| Japanese: | カ (ka)、 コ (ko) / ひ (hi)、 -び (-bi)、 ほ- (ho-)、 やく (yaku) |
| Korean: | 화 (hwa) |
| Vietnamese: | hỏa, hoả |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 灬 |
| 見 | see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible, observe, behold, perceive, Kangxi radical 147 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄢˋ (jiàn), ㄒㄧㄢˋ (xiàn) |
| Cantonese: | gin3 |
| Japanese: | ケン (ken) / み.る (miru)、 み.える (mieru)、 み.せる (miseru)、 まみえる (mamieru) |
| Korean: | 견 (gyeon), 현 (hyeon) |
| Vietnamese: | kiến, hiện |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 见 |
| 真 | true, reality, Buddhist sect, real, actual, genuine |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄣ (zhēn) |
| Cantonese: | zan1 |
| Japanese: | シン (shin) / ま (ma)、 ま- (ma-)、 まこと (makoto)、 まことに (makotoni) |
| Korean: | 진 (jin) |
| Vietnamese: | chân |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 眞 |
| 金 | gold, metals in general, money, Kangxi radical 167 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄣ (jīn), ㄐㄧㄣˋ (jìn) |
| Cantonese: | gam1 |
| Japanese: | キン (kin)、 コン (kon)、 ゴン (gon) / かね (kane)、 かな- (kana-)、 -がね (-gane) |
| Korean: | 김 (gim), 금 (geum) |
| Vietnamese: | kim |