金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	nest	silver; money	nest		to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to	self; oneself; by oneself	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	kennel; doghouse
trad. (金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩)		金	窩	銀	窩	，	不如	自己	的	狗窩
simp. (金窝银窝，不如自己的狗窝)		金	窝	银	窝	，	不如	自己	的	狗窝
Literally: “A gold house or a silver house is not as good as one's doghouse”.

Etymology

In this phrase, 狗窩／狗窝 (gǒuwō) is a self-deprecatory term of one's home.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīn wō yín wō, bùrú zìjǐ de gǒuwō

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄛ ㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄛ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīn wō yín wō, bùrú zìjǐ de gǒuwō
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄛ ㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄛ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jin wo yín wo, bùrú zìhjǐ de̊ gǒuwo
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹ wo¹ yin² wo¹, pu⁴-ju² tzŭ⁴-chi³ tê⁵ kou³-wo¹
    • Yale: jīn wō yín wō-, bù-rú dz̀-jǐ de gǒu-wō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jin uo yn uo, buru tzyhjii .de goouuo
    • Palladius: цзинь во инь во, бужу цзыцзи дэ гоуво (czinʹ vo inʹ vo, bužu czyczi dɛ gouvo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ wɔ⁵⁵ in³⁵ wɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/

Proverb

金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩

1. there's no place like home

Synonyms

• 金窩銀窩，不如自家的狗窩／金窝银窝，不如自家的狗窝