一山還有一山高
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[edit]one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
mountain; hill | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
mountain; hill | high; tall | |||
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trad. (一山還有一山高) | 一 | 山 | 還有 | 一 | 山 | 高 | |
simp. (一山还有一山高) | 一 | 山 | 还有 | 一 | 山 | 高 | |
Literally: “for every high mountain there is an even higher mountain”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yi shan háiyǒu yi shan gao
- Wade–Giles: i1 shan1 hai2-yu3 i1 shan1 kao1
- Yale: yī shān hái-yǒu yī shān gāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shan hairyeou i shan gau
- Palladius: и шань хайю и шань гао (i šanʹ xajju i šanʹ gao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 saan1 waan4 jau5 jat1 saan1 gou1
- Yale: yāt sāan wàahn yáuh yāt sāan gōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 saan1 waan4 jau5 jat7 saan1 gou1
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 san1 wan4 yeo5 yed1 san1 gou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ waːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]一山還有一山高
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Vietnamese: núi cao còn có núi cao hơn
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- Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone
- Chinese lemmas
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- Chinese terms spelled with 山
- Chinese terms spelled with 還
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- Chinese terms spelled with 高