有則改之，無則加勉

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	's; him/her/it; this		not have	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	to add; plus	exhort
trad. (有則改之，無則加勉)		有	則	改	之	，	無	則	加	勉
simp. (有则改之，无则加勉)		有	则	改	之	，	无	则	加	勉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒu zé gǎi zhī, wú zé jiā miǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄓ , ㄨˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ zak¹ goi² zi¹, mou⁴ zak¹ gaa¹ min⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒu zé gǎi zhī, wú zé jiā miǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄓ , ㄨˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒu zé gǎi jhih, wú zé jia miǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yu³ tsê² kai³ chih¹, wu² tsê² chia¹ mien³
    • Yale: yǒu dzé gǎi jr̄-, wú dzé jyā myǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeou tzer gae jy, wu tzer jia mean
    • Palladius: ю цзэ гай чжи, у цзэ цзя мянь (ju czɛ gaj čži, u czɛ czja mjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ zak¹ goi² zi¹, mou⁴ zak¹ gaa¹ min⁵
    • Yale: yáuh jāk gói jī, mòuh jāk gā míhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ dzak⁷ goi² dzi¹, mou⁴ dzak⁷ gaa¹ min⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ zeg¹ goi² ji¹, mou⁴ zeg¹ ga¹ min⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ miːn¹³/

Idiom

有則改之，無則加勉

1. correct mistakes if you have made any and guard against them if you have not