羊毛出在羊身上
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[edit]wool; fleece | to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
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trad. (羊毛出在羊身上) | 羊毛 | 出 | 在 | 羊 | 身上 | |
simp. #(羊毛出在羊身上) | 羊毛 | 出 | 在 | 羊 | 身上 | |
Literally: “wool comes from a sheep's body”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄨ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄣ ˙ㄕㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yángmáo chu zài yáng shenshång
- Wade–Giles: yang2-mao2 chʻu1 tsai4 yang2 shên1-shang5
- Yale: yáng-máu chū dzài yáng shēn-shang
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangmau chu tzay yang shen.shang
- Palladius: янмао чу цзай ян шэньшан (janmao ču czaj jan šɛnʹšan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɑŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6
- Yale: yèuhng mòuh chēut joih yèuhng sān seuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: joeng4 mou4 tsoet7 dzoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: yêng4 mou4 cêd1 zoi6 yêng4 sen1 sêng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jœːŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² jœːŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]羊毛出在羊身上
- the benefits come from oneself; there's no such thing as a free lunch
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