敝帚自珍

Chinese


simp. and trad. (敝帚自珍)		敝帚	自珍
Literally: “to cherish one's own shabby broom”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bìzhǒuzìzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bai⁶ zau² zi⁶ zan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bìzhǒuzìzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihjooutzyhjen
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bìjhǒuzìhjhen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bai⁶ zau² zi⁶ zan¹
  - Yale: baih jáu jih jān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bai⁶ dzau² dzi⁶ dzan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bei⁶ zeo² ji⁶ zen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐi̯²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

敝帚自珍

(figuratively) to cherish something of little value simply because it is one's own

Synonyms

敝帚千金

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