事不關己，己不勞心
Chinese
| the matter does not concern oneself | 6th heavenly stem; self | not; no | to labor with one's mind; to use one's brain to work | |||
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| trad. (事不關己，己不勞心) | 事不關己 | ， | 己 | 不 | 勞心 | |
| simp. (事不关己，己不劳心) | 事不关己 | ， | 己 | 不 | 劳心 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shìbùguānjǐ, jǐbùláoxīn
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧˇ , ㄐㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhbùguanjǐ, jǐbùláosin
- Wade–Giles: shih4-pu4-kuan1-chi3, chi3-pu4-lao2-hsin1
- Yale: shr̀-bù-gwān-jǐ-, jǐ-bù-láu-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhbuguanjii, jiibulaushin
- Palladius: шибугуаньцзи, цзибулаосинь (šibuguanʹczi, czibulaosinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2, gei2 bat1 lou4 sam1
- Yale: sih bāt gwāan géi, géi bāt lòuh sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: si6 bat7 gwaan1 gei2, gei2 bat7 lou4 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: xi6 bed1 guan1 géi2, géi2 bed1 lou4 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ kei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
事不關己，己不勞心