捫心自問 in Chinese

IPA: /mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/, /muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/ Chinese transliterations: ménxīnzìwèn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mun⁴ sam¹ zi⁶ man⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ménxīnzìwèn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ménsinzìhwùn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], mên²-hsin¹-tzŭ⁴-wên⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], mén-syīn-dz̀-wèn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], menshintzyhwenn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], мэньсиньцзывэнь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], mɛnʹsinʹczyvɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], mùhn sām jih mahn [Cantonese, Yale], mun⁴ sam¹ dzi⁶ man⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mun⁴ sem¹ ji⁶ men⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 扪心自问 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 捫心自問

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          "word": "撫心自問"
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          "roman": "fǔxīnzìwèn",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "мэньсиньцзывэнь"
    },
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "mɛnʹsinʹczyvɛnʹ"
    },
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "mùhn sām jih mahn"
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      "zh-pron": "mun⁴ sem¹ ji⁶ men⁶"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/"
    }
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  "word": "捫心自問"
}

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        "Chinese terms spelled with 問",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 心",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 捫",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 自",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "ménxīnzìwèn"
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        "standard"
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "menshintzyhwenn"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мэньсиньцзывэнь"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mɛnʹsinʹczyvɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "mùhn sām jih mahn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mun⁴ sam¹ dzi⁶ man⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mun⁴ sem¹ ji⁶ men⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/"
    }
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      "roman": "fǔxīnzìwèn",
      "word": "撫心自問／抚心自问"
    },
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      "roman": "fǔxīnzìwèn",
      "word": "撫心自問"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fǔxīnzìwèn",
      "word": "抚心自问"
    }
  ],
  "word": "捫心自問"
}

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"捫心自問" meaning in Chinese

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