"勸善懲惡" meaning in Chinese

See 勸善懲惡 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, standard, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, variant, Sinological-IPA], /hyːn³³ siːn²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːk̚³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 劝善惩恶 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: See 懲惡勸善/惩恶劝善 (chéng'èquànshàn). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|懲惡勸善}} 懲惡勸善/惩恶劝善 (chéng'èquànshàn) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 勸善懲惡
  1. to encourage the good and punish the wicked Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 懲惡勸善 (chéng'èquànshàn), 惩恶劝善 (chéng'èquànshàn)
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      "zh_pron": "quànshànchéng'è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "quànshànchěng'è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cyuànshànchéng-è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻüan⁴-shan⁴-chʻêng²-o⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chywàn-shàn-chéng-è"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
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        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chiuannshanncherngeh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjuanʹšanʹčɛnʺe",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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        "Taiwan",
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      "zh_pron": "цюаньшаньчэнъэ"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˇ ㄜˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cyuànshànchěng-è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻüan⁴-shan⁴-chʻêng³-o⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chywàn-shàn-chěng-è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chiuannshanncheengeh"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цюаньшаньчэнъэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/",
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hyun³ sin⁶ cing⁴ ok³"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hyun sihn chìhng ok"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hyn³ sin⁶ tsing⁴ ok⁸"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hün³ xin⁶ qing⁴ og³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hyːn³³ siːn²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːk̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "勸善懲惡"
}
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 勸",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 善",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 懲",
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      "zh_pron": "quànshànchéng'è"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "quànshànchěng'è"
    },
    {
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        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˇ ㄜˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hyun³ sin⁶ cing⁴ ok³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "quànshànchéng'è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cyuànshànchéng-è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻüan⁴-shan⁴-chʻêng²-o⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chywàn-shàn-chéng-è"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chiuannshanncherngeh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjuanʹšanʹčɛnʺe",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цюаньшаньчэнъэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
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        "variant",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˇ ㄜˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cyuànshànchěng-è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻüan⁴-shan⁴-chʻêng³-o⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chywàn-shàn-chěng-è"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chiuannshanncheengeh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjuanʹšanʹčɛnʺe",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цюаньшаньчэнъэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hyun³ sin⁶ cing⁴ ok³"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hyun sihn chìhng ok"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hyn³ sin⁶ tsing⁴ ok⁸"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hün³ xin⁶ qing⁴ og³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hyːn³³ siːn²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːk̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "chéng'èquànshàn",
      "word": "懲惡勸善"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéng'èquànshàn",
      "word": "惩恶劝善"
    }
  ],
  "word": "勸善懲惡"
}

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