求人不如求己
Chinese
to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
man; person; people | to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
6th heavenly stem; self | |||
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trad. (求人不如求己) | 求 | 人 | 不如 | 求 | 己 | |
simp. #(求人不如求己) | 求 | 人 | 不如 | 求 | 己 |
Etymology
Literally "begging others is no better than begging oneself".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cióurén bùrú cióujǐ
- Wade–Giles: chʻiu2-jên2 pu4-ju2 chʻiu2-chi3
- Yale: chyóu-rén bù-rú chyóu-jǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyouren buru chyoujii
- Palladius: цюжэнь бужу цюцзи (cjužɛnʹ bužu cjuczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kau4 jan4 bat1 jyu4 kau4 gei2
- Yale: kàuh yàhn bāt yùh kàuh géi
- Cantonese Pinyin: kau4 jan4 bat7 jy4 kau4 gei2
- Guangdong Romanization: keo4 yen4 bed1 yu4 keo4 géi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
- it's better to rely on yourself than on the help of others; if you want a thing done well, do it yourself