Chinese More information compass; rule, to admonish ... compass; rule to admonish trad. (規諫) 規 諫 simp. (规谏) 规 谏 Close Pronunciation More information [Show/Hide] ...[Show/Hide]editedit規諫／规谏龜鑒／龟鉴Close Mandarin (Pinyin): guījiàn (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai1 gaan3 Mandarin (Standard Chinese) Hanyu Pinyin: guījiàn Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋ Tongyong Pinyin: gueijiàn Wade–Giles: kuei1-chien4 Yale: gwēi-jyàn Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueijiann Palladius: гуйцзянь (gujczjanʹ) Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ Homophones: Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: kwai1 gaan3 Yale: kwāi gaan Cantonese Pinyin: kwai1 gaan3 Guangdong Romanization: kuei1 gan3 Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kaːn³³/ Verb 規諫 (literary) to remonstrate tactfully (with a monarch, superior, etc.); to exhort; to admonish; to plead for rectification Synonyms edit勸諫／劝谏 (quànjiàn) (literary)諷諫／讽谏 (fěngjiàn) (literary)諫議／谏议 (jiànyì) (literary)進諫／进谏 (jìnjiàn) (literary) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.