人外有人，天外有天

Chinese

		man; person; people	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	man; person; people		day; sky; heaven	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (人外有人，天外有天)		人	外	有	人	，	天	外	有	天

Etymology

Literally: There are people beyond (this) person, and skies beyond (this) sky.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rén wài yǒu rén, tiān wài yǒu tiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: rén wài yǒu rén, tiān wài yǒu tiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren way yeou ren, tian way yeou tian
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Proverb

人外有人，天外有天

1. No matter how good you think you are, there is always someone out there that is better.