男兒膝下有黃金

See also: 男儿膝下有黄金

Chinese

		a man; son	at one's knees; children	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	gold; money
trad. (男兒膝下有黃金)		男兒	膝下	有	黃金
simp. (男儿膝下有黄金)		男儿	膝下	有	黄金

Etymology

Literally: There is gold under a man's knees (so why kneel down?).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nán'ér xīxià yǒu huángjīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ ji⁴ sat¹ haa⁶ jau⁵ wong⁴ gam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nán'ér xīxià yǒu huángjīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nán-ér sisià yǒu huángjin
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-êrh² hsi¹-hsia⁴ yu³ huang²-chin¹
    • Yale: nán-ér syī-syà yǒu hwáng-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanerl shishiah yeou hwangjin
    • Palladius: наньэр сися ю хуанцзинь (nanʹer sisja ju xuanczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ ji⁴ sat¹ haa⁶ jau⁵ wong⁴ gam¹
    • Yale: nàahm yìh sāt hah yáuh wòhng gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ ji⁴ sat⁷ haa⁶ jau⁵ wong⁴ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ yi⁴ sed¹ ha⁶ yeo⁵ wong⁴ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ jiː²¹ sɐt̚⁵ haː²² jɐu̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/

Proverb

1. A man should have dignity and not grovel or bow down.