活到老，學到老

Chinese

		to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (活到老，學到老)		活	到	老	，	學	到	老
simp. (活到老，学到老)		活	到	老	，	学	到	老

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ , ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wut⁶ dou³ lou⁵, hok⁶ dou³ lou⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oa̍h kàu lāu, o̍h kàu lāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ , ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huó dào lǎo, syué dào lǎo
  - Wade–Giles: huo² tao⁴ lao³, hsüeh² tao⁴ lao³
  - Yale: hwó dàu lǎu-, sywé dàu lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwo daw lao, shyue daw lao
  - Palladius: хо дао лао, сюэ дао лао (xo dao lao, sjue dao lao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wut⁶ dou³ lou⁵, hok⁶ dou³ lou⁵
  - Yale: wuht dou lóuh, hohk dou lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wut⁹ dou³ lou⁵, hok⁹ dou³ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wud⁶ dou³ lou⁵, hog⁶ dou³ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːt̚² tou̯³³ lou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² tou̯³³ lou̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa̍h kàu lāu, o̍h kàu lāu
  - Tâi-lô: ua̍h kàu lāu, o̍h kàu lāu
  - IPA (Singapore): /ua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁴² lau²² o(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁴² lau²²/

活到老，學到老

Dialectal synonyms of 活到老，學到老 (“live and learn”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		活到老，學到老
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	活到老，學到老
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	活到老，學到老
Cantonese	Hong Kong	活到老，學到老
Southern Min	Xiamen	食到死，學到死, 食到老，學到老
	Quanzhou	食到死，學到死
	Zhangzhou	食到死，學到死
	Singapore (Hokkien)	活到老，學到老