早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

Chinese

		in the past; in the beginning; previously in the past; in the beginning; previously; morning	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	animal; insect	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
trad. (早起的鳥兒有蟲吃)		早起	的	鳥兒	有	蟲	吃
simp. (早起的鸟儿有虫吃)		早起	的	鸟儿	有	虫	吃

Etymology

Calque of English the early bird gets the worm.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǎoqǐ de niǎor yǒu chóng chī

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² hei² dik¹ niu⁵ ji⁴ jau⁵ cung⁴ hek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǎoqǐ de niǎor yǒu chóng chī [Phonetic: záoqǐdeniáoryǒuchóngchī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǎocǐ de̊ niǎor yǒu chóng chih
    • Wade–Giles: tsao³-chʻi³ tê⁵ niao³-ʼrh yu³ chʻung² chʻih¹
    • Yale: dzǎu-chǐ de nyǎur yǒu chúng chr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochii .de neaul yeou chorng chy
    • Palladius: цзаоци дэ няор ю чун чи (czaoci dɛ njaor ju čun či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou² hei² dik¹ niu⁵ ji⁴ jau⁵ cung⁴ hek³
    • Yale: jóu héi dīk níuh yìh yáuh chùhng hek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² hei² dik⁷ niu⁵ ji⁴ jau⁵ tsung⁴ hek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou² héi² dig¹ niu⁵ yi⁴ yeo⁵ cung⁴ hég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ tɪk̚⁵ niːu̯¹³ jiː²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ hɛːk̚³/

Proverb

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

1. the early bird gets the worm

Derived terms

• 早起的蟲兒被鳥吃／早起的虫儿被鸟吃