種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
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[edit]plant melons and get melons; you reap what you sow | ||||
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trad. (種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆) | 種瓜得瓜 | , | 種豆得豆 | |
simp. (种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆) | 种瓜得瓜 | , | 种豆得豆 | |
Literally: “Plant melons and you get melons, plant beans and you get beans”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ , ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngguadégua, jhòngdòudédòu
- Wade–Giles: chung4-kua1-tê2-kua1, chung4-tou4-tê2-tou4
- Yale: jùng-gwā-dé-gwā-, jùng-dòu-dé-dòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqguadergua, jonqdowderdow
- Palladius: чжунгуадэгуа, чжундоудэдоу (čžunguadɛgua, čžundoudɛdou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung3 gwaa1 dak1 gwaa1, zung3 dau6-2 dak1 dau6-2
- Yale: jung gwā dāk gwā, jung dáu dāk dáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung3 gwaa1 dak7 gwaa1, dzung3 dau6-2 dak7 dau6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung3 gua1 deg1 gua1, zung3 deo6-2 deg1 deo6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆