# 觀棋不語真君子，起手無回大丈夫
## Chinese

| | | to look at; to watch; to observeto look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery | any chess-like game or game requiring strategy | not; no | speech; language; dialectspeech; language; dialect; tell to | real; true; genuine | junzi; man of virtue; high-minded personjunzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person | | to put one's hand to; to set about; to start armed struggleto put one's hand to; to set about; to start armed struggle; to rise in rebellion | not have | to circle; to go back; to turn aroundto circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam | real man; man of character; all rightreal man; man of character; all right; okay |
| trad. (觀棋不語真君子，起手無回大丈夫/觀棋不語眞君子，起手無回大丈夫) | trad. (觀棋不語真君子，起手無回大丈夫/觀棋不語眞君子，起手無回大丈夫) | 觀 | 棋 | 不 | 語 | 真/眞 | 君子 | ， | 起手 | 無 | 回 | 大丈夫 |
| simp. (观棋不语真君子，起手无回大丈夫) | simp. (观棋不语真君子，起手无回大丈夫) | 观 | 棋 | 不 | 语 | 真 | 君子 | ， | 起手 | 无 | 回 | 大丈夫 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú huí dàzhàngfu, guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú huí dàzhàngfū
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gun$^1$ kei$^4$ bat$^1$ jyu$^5$ zan$^1$ gwan$^1$ zi$^2$, hei$^2$ sau$^2$ mou$^4$ wui$^4$ daai$^6$ zoeng$^6$ fu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú huí dàzhàngfu [Phonetic: guānqíbùyǔzhēnjūnzǐ,qíshǒuwúhuídàzhàngfu]
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guan cí bù yǔ jhen jyunzǐh, cǐshǒu wú huéi dàjhàngfů
*** Wade–Giles: kuan$^1$ chʻi$^2$ pu$^4$ yü$^3$ chên$^1$ chün$^1$-tzŭ$^3$, chʻi$^3$-shou$^3$ wu$^2$ hui$^2$ ta$^4$-chang$^4$-fu$^5$
*** Yale: gwān chí bù yǔ jēn jyūn-dž-, chǐ-shǒu wú hwéi dà-jàng-fu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guan chyi bu yeu jen jiuntzyy, chiishoou wu hwei dahjanq.fu
*** Palladius: гуань ци бу юй чжэнь цзюньцзы, цишоу у хуэй дачжанфу (guanʹ ci bu juj čžɛnʹ czjunʹczy, cišou u xuej dačžanfu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fu¹/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, literary alternative in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guān qí bù yǔ zhēn jūnzǐ, qǐshǒu wú huí dàzhàngfū [Phonetic: guānqíbùyǔzhēnjūnzǐ,qíshǒuwúhuídàzhàngfū]
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ , ㄑㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guan cí bù yǔ jhen jyunzǐh, cǐshǒu wú huéi dàjhàngfu
*** Wade–Giles: kuan$^1$ chʻi$^2$ pu$^4$ yü$^3$ chên$^1$ chün$^1$-tzŭ$^3$, chʻi$^3$-shou$^3$ wu$^2$ hui$^2$ ta$^4$-chang$^4$-fu$^1$
*** Yale: gwān chí bù yǔ jēn jyūn-dž-, chǐ-shǒu wú hwéi dà-jàng-fū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guan chyi bu yeu jen jiuntzyy, chiishoou wu hwei dahjanqfu
*** Palladius: гуань ци бу юй чжэнь цзюньцзы, цишоу у хуэй дачжанфу (guanʹ ci bu juj čžɛnʹ czjunʹczy, cišou u xuej dačžanfu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gun$^1$ kei$^4$ bat$^1$ jyu$^5$ zan$^1$ gwan$^1$ zi$^2$, hei$^2$ sau$^2$ mou$^4$ wui$^4$ daai$^6$ zoeng$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Yale: gūn kèih bāt yúh jān gwān jí, héi sáu mòuh wùih daaih jeuhng fū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gun$^1$ kei$^4$ bat$^7$ jy$^5$ dzan$^1$ gwan$^1$ dzi$^2$, hei$^2$ sau$^2$ mou$^4$ wui$^4$ daai$^6$ dzoeng$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gun$^1$ kéi$^4$ bed$^1$ yu$^5$ zen$^1$ guen$^1$ ji$^2$, héi$^2$ seo$^2$ mou$^4$ wui$^4$ dai$^6$ zêng$^6$ fu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ wuːi̯²¹ taːi̯²² t͡sœːŋ²² fuː⁵⁵/

### Proverb

觀棋不語真君子，起手無回大丈夫
* Do not make any comments on a chess game when watching it, and do not regret your move when playing a chess game.