Chinese More information cautious, alone; independent; singlealone; independent; single; sole; only ... cautious alone; independent; singlealone; independent; single; sole; only trad. (慎獨) 慎 獨 simp. (慎独) 慎 独 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): shèndú (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˋ ㄉㄨˊ Cantonese (Jyutping): san6 duk6 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: shèndú Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˋ ㄉㄨˊ Tongyong Pinyin: shèndú Wade–Giles: shên4-tu2 Yale: shèn-dú Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenndwu Palladius: шэньду (šɛnʹdu) Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən⁵¹ tu³⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: san6 duk6 Yale: sahn duhk Cantonese Pinyin: san6 duk9 Guangdong Romanization: sen6 dug6 Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²² tʊk̚²/ Verb 慎獨 (literary) to preserve proper behavior even in privateWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.