在家千日好，出門一時難

Chinese

		to be at home; to be at one's workplace, not on a business trip	thousand	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	good; well; be fond of		to go out; outside	a period of time; for a short while; for a time a period of time; for a short while; for a time; temporarily; momentarily; once	disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
trad. (在家千日好，出門一時難)		在家	千	日	好	，	出門	一時	難
simp. (在家千日好，出门一时难)		在家	千	日	好	，	出门	一时	难

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zàijiā qiānrì hǎo, chūmén yīshí nán

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖˋ ㄏㄠˇ , ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoi⁶ gaa¹ cin¹ jat⁶ hou², ceot¹ mun⁴ jat¹ si⁴ naan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zàijiā qiānrì hǎo, chūmén yīshí nán [Phonetic: zàijiā qiānrì hǎo, chūmén yìshí nán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖˋ ㄏㄠˇ , ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zàijia cianrìh hǎo, chumén yishíh nán
    • Wade–Giles: tsai⁴-chia¹ chʻien¹-jih⁴ hao³, chʻu¹-mên² i¹-shih² nan²
    • Yale: dzài-jyā chyān-r̀ hǎu-, chū-mén yī-shŕ nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzayjia chianryh hao, chumen ishyr nan
    • Palladius: цзайцзя цяньжи хао, чумэнь иши нань (czajczja cjanʹži xao, čumɛnʹ iši nanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mən³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoi⁶ gaa¹ cin¹ jat⁶ hou², ceot¹ mun⁴ jat¹ si⁴ naan⁴
    • Yale: joih gā chīn yaht hóu, chēut mùhn yāt sìh nàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi⁶ gaa¹ tsin¹ jat⁹ hou², tsoet⁷ mun⁴ jat⁷ si⁴ naan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zoi⁶ ga¹ qin¹ yed⁶ hou², cêd¹ mun⁴ yed¹ xi⁴ nan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚² hou̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ muːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ naːn²¹/

Proverb

在家千日好，出門一時難

1. It is good to stay at home, but there are many difficulties outside.

Synonyms

• 在家千日好，出門半朝難／在家千日好，出门半朝难