種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
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plant melons and get melons; you
reap what you sow
trad.
(
種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
)
種瓜得瓜
,
種豆得豆
simp.
(
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
)
种瓜得瓜
,
种豆得豆
Literally:
“Plant
melons
and you get
melons
, plant
beans
and you get
beans
”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ , ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄡˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
zung
3
gwaa
1
dak
1
gwaa
1
, zung
3
dau
6-2
dak
1
dau
6-2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu
Zhuyin
:
ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ , ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄡˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jhòngguadégua, jhòngdòudédòu
Wade–Giles
:
chung
4
-kua
1
-tê
2
-kua
1
, chung
4
-tou
4
-tê
2
-tou
4
Yale
:
jùng-gwā-dé-gwā-, jùng-dòu-dé-dòu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jonqguadergua, jonqdowderdow
Palladius
:
чжунгуадэгуа, чжундоудэдоу
(čžunguadɛgua, čžundoudɛdou)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
zung
3
gwaa
1
dak
1
gwaa
1
, zung
3
dau
6-2
dak
1
dau
6-2
Yale
:
jung gw
ā
d
ā
k gw
ā
, jung dáu d
ā
k dáu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dzung
3
gwaa
1
dak
7
gwaa
1
, dzung
3
dau
6-2
dak
7
dau
6-2
Guangdong Romanization
:
zung
3
gua
1
deg
1
gua
1
, zung
3
deo
6-2
deg
1
deo
6-2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷaː
⁵⁵
tɐk̚⁵ kʷaː
⁵⁵
t͡sʊŋ³³ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/
Proverb
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]
種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
as you sow, so shall you reap
; you
reap what you sow
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