樹欲靜而風不止

See also: 树欲静而风不止

Chinese

		tree	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	still; calm; quiet still; calm; quiet; not moving	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	not; no	to stop; prohibit; till
trad. (樹欲靜而風不止)		樹	欲	靜	而	風	不	止
simp. (树欲静而风不止)		树	欲	静	而	风	不	止

Etymology

Literally: The tree may prefer calm but the wind keeps blowing.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shù yù jìng ér fong bù jhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: shu⁴ yü⁴ ching⁴ êrh² fêng¹ pu⁴ chih³
    • Yale: shù yù jìng ér fēng bù jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuh yuh jinq erl feng bu jyy
    • Palladius: шу юй цзин эр фэн бу чжи (šu juj czin er fɛn bu čži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

樹欲靜而風不止

1. The objective laws often go counter to man's desires.