蓋棺論定

Chinese

		cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build	coffin	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilise; to order
trad. (蓋棺論定)		蓋	棺	論	定
simp. (盖棺论定)		盖	棺	论	定

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gàiguānlùndìng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goi³ gun¹ leon⁶ ding⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gàiguānlùndìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gayguanluenndinq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gàiguanlùndìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹ kwän⁵⁵ lwən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: goi³ gun¹ leon⁶ ding⁶
  - Yale: goi gūn leuhn dihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goi³ gun¹ loen⁶ ding⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: goi³ gun¹ lên⁶ ding⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːy̯³³ kuːn⁵⁵ lɵn²² tɪŋ²²/

Idiom

蓋棺論定

to judge the accomplishments and faults of a person after their death
to reach a final decision or conclusion

Synonyms

蓋棺定論／盖棺定论 (gàiguāndìnglùn)

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