完璧歸趙

See also: 完璧归赵

Chinese

		intact jade; intact jade; perfect jade intact jade; intact jade; perfect jade; perfect person or object; perfection	to return	state of Zhao
trad. (完璧歸趙)		完璧	歸	趙
simp. (完璧归赵)		完璧	归	赵
Literally: “to return the jade disc intact to the State of Zhao”.

Etymology

For the full story behind this idiom, see He Shi Bi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wánbìguīzhào

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ bik¹ gwai¹ ziu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wánbìguīzhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wánbìgueijhào
  - Wade–Giles: wan²-pi⁴-kuei¹-chao⁴
  - Yale: wán-bì-gwēi-jàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanbihgueijaw
  - Palladius: ваньбигуйчжао (vanʹbigujčžao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän³⁵ pi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ bik¹ gwai¹ ziu⁶
  - Yale: yùhn bīk gwāi jiuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ bik⁷ gwai¹ dziu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ big¹ guei¹ jiu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ pɪk̚⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯²²/

Idiom

完璧歸趙

to return something to its owner in good condition

Related terms

璧還／璧还 (bìhuán)

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