落後就要挨打

Chinese

		to lag behind; to fall behind; to retrogress to lag behind; to fall behind; to retrogress; backward; underdeveloped	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to suffer a beating; to come under attack; to get a thrashing
trad. (落後就要挨打)		落後	就	要	挨打
simp. (落后就要挨打)		落后	就	要	挨打

Etymology

From Russian Отсталых бьют (Otstalyx bʹjut), quoted from Joseph Stalin's speech The Tasks of Business Executives (О задачах хозяйственников).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luòhòu jiù yào áidǎ, luòhòu jiù yào āidǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄞˊ ㄉㄚˇ, ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄞ ㄉㄚˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: luòhòu jiù yào 'áidǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄞˊ ㄉㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luòhòu jiòu yào áidǎ
    • Wade–Giles: lo⁴-hou⁴ chiu⁴ yao⁴ ai²-ta³
    • Yale: lwò-hòu jyòu yàu ái-dǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohhow jiow yaw airdaa
    • Palladius: лохоу цзю яо айда (loxou czju jao ajda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: luòhòu jiù yào 'āidǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄞ ㄉㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luòhòu jiòu yào aidǎ
    • Wade–Giles: lo⁴-hou⁴ chiu⁴ yao⁴ ai¹-ta³
    • Yale: lwò-hòu jyòu yàu āi-dǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohhow jiow yaw aidaa
    • Palladius: лохоу цзю яо айда (loxou czju jao ajda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

落後就要挨打

1. Those who fall behind get beaten.