小心駛得萬年船
Chinese
| to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of | hasten; proceed to; sail a vessel | get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
ten thousand years; all ages; eternity | a boat; vessel; ship | ||
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| trad. (小心駛得萬年船) | 小心 | 駛 | 得 | 萬年 | 船 | |
| simp. (小心驶得万年船) | 小心 | 驶 | 得 | 万年 | 船 | |
| Literally: “If you are careful, you can steer your ship safely for a myriad years”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxīn shǐ dé wànnián chuán
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosin shǐh dé wànnián chuán
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-hsin1 shih3 tê2 wan4-nien2 chʻuan2
- Yale: syǎu-syīn shř dé wàn-nyán chwán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushin shyy der wannnian chwan
- Palladius: сяосинь ши дэ ваньнянь чуань (sjaosinʹ ši dɛ vanʹnjanʹ čuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ wän⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 sam1 sai2 dak1 maan6 nin4 syun4
- Yale: síu sām sái dāk maahn nìhn syùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 sam1 sai2 dak7 maan6 nin4 syn4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 sem1 sei2 deg1 man6 nin4 xun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ maːn²² niːn²¹ syːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
小心駛得萬年船