針砭時弊

Chinese

		to point out somebody's errors and offer salutary advice; ancient form of acupuncture	ills of the present day; contemporary issues
trad. (針砭時弊)		針砭	時弊
simp. (针砭时弊)		针砭	时弊
variant forms		鍼砭時弊／鍼砭时弊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnbiān shíbì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄅㄧㄢㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ bin¹ si⁴ bai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnbiān shíbì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄅㄧㄢㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenbian shybih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam¹ bin¹ si⁴ bai⁶
  - Yale: jām bīn sìh baih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ bin¹ si⁴ bai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zem¹ bin¹ xi⁴ bei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ piːn⁵⁵ siː²¹ pɐi̯²²/

Verb

針砭時弊

(literary) to condemn the ills of the times; to criticize current failings

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