外來的和尚好念經

Chinese

		extraneous; being influenced by outside factors; extrinsic	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	preceptor; high priest; head monk preceptor; high priest; head monk; any Buddhist monk	good; well; be fond of	to chant or recite sutras
trad. (外來的和尚好念經)		外來	的	和尚	好	念經
simp. (外来的和尚好念经)		外来	的	和尚	好	念经
Literally: “Monks from afar are better at chanting sutras”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàilái de héshàng hǎo niànjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàilái de héshàng hǎo niànjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàilái de̊ héshàng hǎo niànjing
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-lai² tê⁵ ho²-shang⁴ hao³ nien⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: wài-lái de hé-shàng hǎu nyàn-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waylai .de hershanq hao niannjing
    • Palladius: вайлай дэ хэшан хао няньцзин (vajlaj dɛ xɛšan xao njanʹczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ d̥ə³ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

外來的和尚好念經

1. (sarcastic) People always value opinions from foreign sources higher than their fellows' advice.