少年易老學難成
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Chinese[edit]
early youth; juvenile; youngster | change; easy; simple | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology |
disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth | ||
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trad. (少年易老學難成) | 少年 | 易 | 老 | 學 | 難 | 成 | |
simp. (少年易老学难成) | 少年 | 易 | 老 | 学 | 难 | 成 |
Etymology[edit]
From Zhu Xi's poem 《偶成》:
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàonián yì lǎo syué nán chéng
- Wade–Giles: shao4-nien2 i4 lao3 hsüeh2 nan2 chʻêng2
- Yale: shàu-nyán yì lǎu sywé nán chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawnian yih lao shyue nan cherng
- Palladius: шаонянь и лао сюэ нань чэн (šaonjanʹ i lao sjue nanʹ čɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu3 nin4 ji6 lou5 hok6 naan4 sing4
- Yale: siu nìhn yih lóuh hohk nàahn sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu3 nin4 ji6 lou5 hok9 naan4 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu3 nin4 yi6 lou5 hog6 nan4 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³³ niːn²¹ jiː²² lou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² naːn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
少年易老學難成
- if you do not study when you are young, you will grow old quickly without accomplishing much learning
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: 少年老いやすく学なりがたし (shōnen oiyasuku gaku narigatashi) (calque)