一人計短,二人計長
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Chinese
[edit]one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
man; person; people | to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan |
lack; short | two | man; person; people | to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | |||
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trad. (一人計短,二人計長) | 一 | 人 | 計 | 短 | , | 二 | 人 | 計 | 長 | |
simp. (一人计短,二人计长) | 一 | 人 | 计 | 短 | , | 二 | 人 | 计 | 长 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ , ㄦˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yi rén jì duǎn, èr rén jì cháng
- Wade–Giles: i1 jên2 chi4 tuan3, êrh4 jên2 chi4 chʻang2
- Yale: yī rén jì dwǎn-, èr rén jì cháng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i ren jih doan, ell ren jih charng
- Palladius: и жэнь цзи дуань, эр жэнь цзи чан (i žɛnʹ czi duanʹ, er žɛnʹ czi čan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2, ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4
- Yale: yāt yàhn gai dyún, yih yàhn gai chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jan4 gai3 dyn2, ji6 jan4 gai3 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yen4 gei3 dün2, yi6 yen4 gei3 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ kɐi̯³³ tyːn³⁵ jiː²² jɐn²¹ kɐi̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]一人計短,二人計長
- two heads are better than one; it is easier for two people who help each other to solve a problem than it is for one person to solve a problem alone
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