工字不出頭
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Chinese[edit]
work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour |
letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word |
not; no | to free oneself; to hold up one's head | ||
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trad. (工字不出頭) | 工 | 字 | 不 | 出頭 | |
simp. (工字不出头) | 工 | 字 | 不 | 出头 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gong zìh bù chutóu
- Wade–Giles: kung1 tzŭ4 pu4 chʻu1-tʻou2
- Yale: gūng dz̀ bù chū-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong tzyh bu chutour
- Palladius: гун цзы бу чутоу (gun czy bu čutou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung1 zi6 bat1 ceot1 tau4
- Yale: gūng jih bāt chēut tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1 dzi6 bat7 tsoet7 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1 ji6 bed1 cêd1 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb[edit]
工字不出頭
- One cannot be successful in life by being a worker