投資不過山海關

Chinese

to invest; to invest in; to make an investment
to invest; to invest in; to make an investment; investment
 
not; no
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
Shanhai Pass
trad. (投資不過山海關) 投資 山海關
simp. (投资不过山海关) 投资 山海关

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tóuzī bù guò Shānhǎiguān
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: tóuzī bù guò Shānhǎiguān [Phonetic: tóuzī guò Shānhǎiguān]
      • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: tóuzih bù guò Shanhǎiguan
      • Wade–Giles: tʻou2-tzŭ1 pu4 kuo4 Shan1-hai3-kuan1
      • Yale: tóu-dz̄ bù gwò Shān-hǎi-gwān
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourtzy bu guoh Shanhaeguan
      • Palladius: тоуцзы бу го Шаньхайгуань (touczy bu go Šanʹxajguanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

Idiom

投資不過山海關

  1. don't invest in Northeast China, which is considered to be economically underdeveloped and burdensome in doing business