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男兒膝下有黃金
男兒膝下有黃金
See also:
男儿膝下有黄金
Chinese
a
man
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
gold
trad.
(
男兒膝下有黃金
)
男兒
膝下
有
黃金
simp.
(
男儿膝下有黄金
)
男儿
膝下
有
黄金
Proverb
男兒膝下有黃金
A man should have dignity and not grovel or bow down.
Etymology
Literally: There is gold under a man's knees (so why kneel down?).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
nán'ér xīxià yǒu huángjīn
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄋㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
naam
4
ji
4
sat
1
haa
6
jau
5
wong
4
gam
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
nán'ér xīxià yǒu huángjīn
Zhuyin
:
ㄋㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
nanelr shishiah yeou hwangjin
IPA
(key)
:
/na̠n³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
naam
4
ji
4
sat
1
haa
6
jau
5
wong
4
gam
1
Yale
:
nàahm yìh s
ā
t hah yáuh wòhng g
ā
m
Cantonese Pinyin
:
naam
4
ji
4
sat
7
haa
6
jau
5
wong
4
gam
1
IPA
(
key
)
:
/nɑːm²¹ jiː²¹ sɐt̚⁵ hɑː²² jɐu̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ kɐm
⁵⁵
/
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