不怕慢，就怕站
Chinese
| not; no | to be afraid; to fear | slow | at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake |
to be afraid; to fear | station; to stand; to halt station; to stand; to halt; to stop | |||
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| trad. (不怕慢，就怕站) | 不 | 怕 | 慢 | ， | 就 | 怕 | 站 | |
| simp. #(不怕慢，就怕站) | 不 | 怕 | 慢 | ， | 就 | 怕 | 站 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): bù pà màn, jiù pà zhàn
- (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄢˋ , ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bù pà màn, jiù pà zhàn [Phonetic: bú pà màn, jiù pà zhàn]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄢˋ , ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bù pà màn, jiòu pà jhàn
- Wade–Giles: pu4 pʻa4 man4, chiu4 pʻa4 chan4
- Yale: bù pà màn-, jyòu pà jàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu pah mann, jiow pah jann
- Palladius: бу па мань, цзю па чжань (bu pa manʹ, czju pa čžanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
不怕慢，就怕站
- it's better to move ahead slowly than just to mark time; any movement is better than none; slow and steady wins the race
Synonyms
- 不怕慢，只怕站 (bù pà màn, zhǐ pà zhàn)