業精於勤而荒於嬉

Chinese

		business; occupation; study	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	diligent; frequent	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	out of practice; uncultivated	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	amusement
trad. (業精於勤而荒於嬉)		業	精	於	勤	而	荒	於	嬉
simp. (业精于勤而荒于嬉)		业	精	于	勤	而	荒	于	嬉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yè jīng yú qín ér huāng yú xī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jip⁶ zing¹ jyu¹ kan⁴ ji⁴ fong¹ jyu¹ hei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yè jīng yú qín ér huāng yú xī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yè jing yú cín ér huang yú si
    • Wade–Giles: yeh⁴ ching¹ yü² chʻin² êrh² huang¹ yü² hsi¹
    • Yale: yè jīng yú chín ér hwāng yú syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeh jing yu chyn erl huang yu shi
    • Palladius: е цзин юй цинь эр хуан юй си (je czin juj cinʹ er xuan juj si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jip⁶ zing¹ jyu¹ kan⁴ ji⁴ fong¹ jyu¹ hei¹
    • Yale: yihp jīng yū kàhn yìh fōng yū hēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jip⁹ dzing¹ jy¹ kan⁴ ji⁴ fong¹ jy¹ hei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yib⁶ jing¹ yu¹ ken⁴ yi⁴ fong¹ yu¹ héi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːp̚² t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ kʰɐn²¹ jiː²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

業精於勤而荒於嬉

1. Synonym of 業精於勤，荒於嬉／业精于勤，荒于嬉 (yè jīng yú qín, huāng yú xī, “academic excellence is achieved through diligence, while studies are neglected and deteriorate when one frolics”)