有奶便是娘

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	breast; lady; milk	is precisely; is none other than	mother; young lady
simp. and trad. (有奶便是娘)		有	奶	便是	娘
Literally: “The person who feeds me with milk is my mother.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒu nǎi biànshì niáng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ naai⁵ bin⁶ si⁶ noeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒu nǎi biànshì niáng [Phonetic: yóunǎibiànshìniáng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeou nae biannshyh niang
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ naai⁵ bin⁶ si⁶ noeng⁴
  - Yale: yáuh náaih bihn sih nèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ naai⁵ bin⁶ si⁶ noeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ nai⁵ bin⁶ xi⁶ nêng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ näːi̯¹³ piːn²² siː²² nœ̽ːŋ²¹/

Proverb

有奶便是娘

One obeys those who give him money or power.

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