肝膽相照

See also: 肝胆相照

Chinese

		liver and gallbladder; openheartedness; sincerity	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
trad. (肝膽相照)		肝膽	相	照
simp. (肝胆相照)		肝胆	相	照
Literally: “to mutually illuminate each others' liver and gall (i.e. innermost feelings)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāndǎnxiāngzhào

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄢㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gon¹ daam² soeng¹ ziu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāndǎnxiāngzhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄢㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄓㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gandǎnsiangjhào
  - Wade–Giles: kan¹-tan³-hsiang¹-chao⁴
  - Yale: gān-dǎn-syāng-jàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gandaanshiangjaw
  - Palladius: ганьданьсянчжао (ganʹdanʹsjančžao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gon¹ daam² soeng¹ ziu³
  - Yale: gōn dáam sēung jiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gon¹ daam² soeng¹ dziu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gon¹ dam² sêng¹ jiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn⁵⁵ taːm³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/

Idiom

肝膽相照

to treat one another with absolute sincerity; to show total devotion

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