特立獨行

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Chinese

			to walk alone; to go one's own way; to stick to one's own way of doing things
trad. (特立獨行)		特立	獨行
simp. (特立独行)		特立	独行

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tèlìdúxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak⁶ lap⁶ duk⁶ hang⁴ / dak⁶ laap⁶ duk⁶ hang⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): te̍k-li̍p-to̍k-hêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tèlìdúxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tèlìdúsíng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻê⁴-li⁴-tu²-hsing²
  - Yale: tè-lì-dú-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tehlihdwushyng
  - Palladius: тэлидусин (tɛlidusin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak⁶ lap⁶ duk⁶ hang⁴ / dak⁶ laap⁶ duk⁶ hang⁴
  - Yale: dahk lahp duhk hàhng / dahk laahp duhk hàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁹ lap⁹ duk⁹ hang⁴ / dak⁹ laap⁹ duk⁹ hang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg⁶ leb⁶ dug⁶ heng⁴ / deg⁶ lab⁶ dug⁶ heng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚² lɐp̚² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/, /tɐk̚² laːp̚² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te̍k-li̍p-to̍k-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: ti̍k-li̍p-to̍k-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: deglibdogheeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴⁻³² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴⁻³² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

Idiom

特立獨行

independent in mind and action; unconventional and strong-minded

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