切中肯綮

Chinese

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Etymology

From a fable in 《莊子·養生主》. See 庖丁解牛 (páodīngjiěniú).

The modern term, which literally means "to exactly cut where muscles and bones attach", is completely opposite to the original fable's theme.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qièzhòngkěnqìng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qièzhòngkěnqìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cièjhòngkěncìng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴-chung⁴-kʻên³-chʻing⁴
  - Yale: chyè-jùng-kěn-chìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiehjonqkeenchinq
  - Palladius: цечжункэньцин (cečžunkɛnʹcin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/

Verb

切中肯綮

to be pertinent; to be to the point

Derived terms

中肯 (zhòngkěn)

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