好奇害死貓
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Chinese
[edit]curious; inquisitive | to harm to death; to harass someone to death | cat | ||
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trad. (好奇害死貓) | 好奇 | 害死 | 貓 | |
simp. (好奇害死猫) | 好奇 | 害死 | 猫 |
Etymology
[edit]Calque of English curiosity killed the cat.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hàocí hàisǐh mao
- Wade–Giles: hao4-chʻi2 hai4-ssŭ3 mao1
- Yale: hàu-chí hài-sž māu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawchyi haysyy mhau
- Palladius: хаоци хайсы мао (xaoci xajsy mao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hou3 kei4 hoi6 sei2 maau1
- Yale: hou kèih hoih séi māau
- Cantonese Pinyin: hou3 kei4 hoi6 sei2 maau1
- Guangdong Romanization: hou3 kéi4 hoi6 séi2 mao1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hou̯³³ kʰei̯²¹ hɔːi̯²² sei̯³⁵ maːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]好奇害死貓
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