好奇害死貓
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Proverb
Chinese
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]
curious
;
inquisitive
to
harm
to
death
; to
harass
someone to death
cat
trad.
(
好奇害死貓
)
好奇
害死
貓
simp.
(
好奇害死猫
)
好奇
害死
猫
Etymology
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]
Calque
of
English
curiosity killed the cat
.
Pronunciation
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]
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
hàoqí hàisǐ māo
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
hou
3
kei
4
hoi
6
sei
2
maau
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
hàoqí hàisǐ māo
Zhuyin
:
ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
hàocí hàisǐh mao
Wade–Giles
:
hao
4
-chʻi
2
hai
4
-ssŭ
3
mao
1
Yale
:
hàu-chí hài-sž māu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
hawchyi haysyy mhau
Palladius
:
хаоци хайсы мао
(xaoci xajsy mao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
hou
3
kei
4
hoi
6
sei
2
maau
1
Yale
:
hou kèih hoih séi m
ā
au
Cantonese Pinyin
:
hou
3
kei
4
hoi
6
sei
2
maau
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
hou
3
kéi
4
hoi
6
séi
2
mao
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/hou̯³³ kʰei̯
²¹
hɔːi̯²² sei̯³⁵ maːu̯
⁵⁵
/
Proverb
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好奇害死貓
curiosity killed the cat
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