前人種樹,後人乘涼
Chinese edit
to plant trees; to plant | to relax in a cool place | |||||
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trad. (前人種樹,後人乘涼) | 前人 | 種樹 | , | 後人 | 乘涼 | |
simp. (前人种树,后人乘凉) | 前人 | 种树 | , | 后人 | 乘凉 | |
Literally: “The ancestors plant trees, the descendants can then rest under its shade.” |
Pronunciation edit
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˋ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánrénjhòngshù, hòurénchéngliáng
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-jên2-chung4-shu4, hou4-jên2-chʻêng2-liang2
- Yale: chyán-rén-jùng-shù-, hòu-rén-chéng-lyáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanrenjonqshuh, howrencherngliang
- Palladius: цяньжэньчжуншу, хоужэньчэнлян (cjanʹžɛnʹčžunšu, xoužɛnʹčɛnljan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin4 jan4 zung3 syu6, hau6 jan4 sing4 loeng4
- Yale: chìhn yàhn jung syuh, hauh yàhn sìhng lèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin4 jan4 dzung3 sy6, hau6 jan4 sing4 loeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: qin4 yen4 zung3 xu6, heo6 yen4 xing4 lêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ³³ syː²² hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb edit
前人種樹,後人乘涼