富不過三代

Chinese

		rich; abundant; to enrich rich; abundant; to enrich; resource	to not exceed	three	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (富不過三代)		富	不過	三	代
simp. (富不过三代)		富	不过	三	代

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fù bùguò sān dài

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu³ bat¹ gwo³ saam¹ doi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fù bùguò sān dài [Phonetic: fù búguò sān dài]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fù bùguò san dài
    • Wade–Giles: fu⁴ pu⁴-kuo⁴ san¹ tai⁴
    • Yale: fù bù-gwò sān dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuh buguoh san day
    • Palladius: фу буго сань дай (fu bugo sanʹ daj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu³ bat¹ gwo³ saam¹ doi⁶
    • Yale: fu bāt gwo sāam doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu³ bat⁷ gwo³ saam¹ doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu³ bed¹ guo³ sam¹ doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ saːm⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

Phrase

富不過三代

1. clogs to clogs in three generations; wealth does not last beyond three generations