反思

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-	to think; to consider
trad. (反思)		反	思
simp. #(反思)		反	思

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎnsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² si¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hoán-sir / hoán-su

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huang² se¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnsih
    • Wade–Giles: fan³-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: fǎn-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faansy
    • Palladius: фаньсы (fanʹsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan² si¹
    • Yale: fáan sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan² si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan² xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoán-sir
    • Tâi-lô: huán-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoán-su
    • Tâi-lô: huán-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoafnsw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huang² se¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huáng sṳ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sɯ³³/

Verb

反思

1. to rethink; to revisit; to reflect; to reassess; to engage in self-examination

   看來這個問題我們確實需要好好反思一下。 [MSC, trad.]
   看来这个问题我们确实需要好好反思一下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kànlái zhè ge wèntí wǒmen quèshí xūyào hǎohǎo fǎnsī yīxià. [Pinyin]

   It seems that we really need to reflect on this issue.

Synonyms

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• 反省 (fǎnxǐng)
• 反躬 (fǎngōng) (literary)
• 問心／问心 (wènxīn) (literary)
• 檢查／检查 (jiǎnchá)
• 檢討／检讨 (jiǎntǎo)
• 省察 (xǐngchá)
• 自問／自问 (zìwèn) (literary)
• 自我反省 (zìwǒ fǎnxǐng)
• 自我批評／自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)
• 自省 (zìxǐng) (literary)
• 警察 (jǐngchá) (literary)