所見即所得

Chinese

that which one can see; view; opinion
namely; right away; to approach
namely; right away; to approach; to draw near
 
what one has gained; one's gains; what one acquires
what one has gained; one's gains; what one acquires; proceeds
 
trad. (所見即所得) 所見 即 所得
simp. (所见即所得) 所见 即 所得

Etymology

Calque of English what you see is what you get, WYSIWYG.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): suǒjiàn jí suǒdé
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜˊ

Phrase

所見即所得

  1. (computing) what you see is what you get; WYSIWYG
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