三觀

Chinese

		three	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
trad. (三觀)		三	觀
simp. (三观)		三	观

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gun¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): san¹ guêng¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹se-kuoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanguan
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: sān-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanguan
    • Palladius: саньгуань (sanʹguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gun¹
    • Yale: sāam gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: san¹ guêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: saⁿ kueng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sã³³⁻²³ kueŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹se-kuoe
    • MiniDict: se^平 kuoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹se-kuoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /se⁵⁵ kuø²¹/

Noun

三觀

1. (neologism, slang) the three fundamental views or values of a person, i.e. one's world view (世界觀), values of worth (價值觀) and philosophy on life (人生觀)

   毀三觀／毁三观  ―  huǐ sānguān  ―  (humorous) to destroy one's fundamental values; to be shocking

Derived terms

• 三觀不正／三观不正