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Chinese [ edit ]
One can wear out iron shoes searching for something with no success.; One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.
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
to come
all; whole; entire
all; whole; entire; every; complete
not; no
trad. (踏破鐵鞋無覓處,得來全不費工夫 )
踏破鐵鞋無覓處
,
得
來
全
不
費工夫
simp. (踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫 )
踏破铁鞋无觅处
,
得
来
全
不
费工夫
Literally: “One can wear out iron shoes searching for something with no success, only to acquire it by accident through no effort of one's own”.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Mandarin
(Standard Chinese ) +
Hanyu Pinyin : tàpò tiěxié wú mìchù, délái quán bù fèigōngfu [Phonetic: tàpò tiěxié wú mìchù, délái quán bú fèigōngfu]
Zhuyin : ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ , ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ
Tongyong Pinyin : tàpò tiěsié wú mìchù, délái cyuán bù fèigongfů
Wade–Giles : tʻa4 -pʻo4 tʻieh3 -hsieh2 wu2 mi4 -chʻu4 , tê2 -lai2 chʻüan2 pu4 fei4 -kung1 -fu5
Yale : tà-pwò tyě-syé wú mì-chù-, dé-lái chywán bù fèi-gūng-fu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh : tahpoh tieeshye wu mihchuh, derlai chyuan bu feygong.fu
Palladius : тапо тесе у мичу, дэлай цюань бу фэйгунфу (tapo tese u miču, dɛlaj cjuanʹ bu fɛjgunfu)
Sinological IPA (key ) : /tʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ fu²/
Cantonese
(Standard Cantonese , Guangzhou –Hong Kong ) +
Jyutping : daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3 , dak1 loi4 cyun4 bat1 fai3 gung1 fu1
Yale : daahp po tit hàaih mòuh mihk chyu, dā k lòih chyùhn bā t fai gū ng fū
Cantonese Pinyin : daap9 po3 tit8 haai4 mou4 mik9 tsy3 , dak7 loi4 tsyn4 bat7 fai3 gung1 fu1
Guangdong Romanization : dab6 po3 tid3 hai4 mou4 mig6 qu3 , deg1 loi4 qun4 bed1 fei3 gung1 fu1
Sinological IPA (key ) : /taːp̚² pʰɔː³³ tʰiːt̚³ haːi̯²¹ mou̯²¹ mɪk̚² t͡sʰyː³³ tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fɐi̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ /
踏破鐵鞋無覓處,得來全不費工夫
( xiehouyu ) One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.