魚趁生,人趁茈
See also: 鱼趁生,人趁茈
Chinese
fish | avail oneself of; take advantage of | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
man; person; people | avail oneself of; take advantage of | Lithospermum officinale; water chestnut | |||
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trad. (魚趁生,人趁茈) | 魚 | 趁 | 生 | , | 人 | 趁 | 茈 | |
simp. (鱼趁生,人趁茈) | 鱼 | 趁 | 生 | , | 人 | 趁 | 茈 |
Etymology
Literally, "fish (should be eaten) while fresh, people (should endeavour) while young".
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hî-thàn-chhiⁿ, lâng-thàn-chíⁿ
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hî-thàn-chhiⁿ, lâng-thàn-chíⁿ
- Tâi-lô: hî-thàn-tshinn, lâng-thàn-tsínn
- IPA (Xiamen): /hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 魚趁生,人趁茈