行百里者半於九十
Chinese edit
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
a hundred li | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
ninety; 90 | ||
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trad. (行百里者半於九十) | 行 | 百里 | 者 | 半 | 於 | 九十 | |
simp. (行百里者半于九十) | 行 | 百里 | 者 | 半 | 于 | 九十 |
Etymology edit
From Zhanguoce:
- 《詩》云:『行百里者半於九十』,此言末路之難也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- “shī” yún: ‘Xíngbǎilǐzhěbànyújiǔshí’, cǐ yán mòlù zhī nán yě. [Pinyin]
- Shijing said, "In a hundred-li journey, the first ninety li is merely half of it." This describes the difficulty towards the end of the journey.
《诗》云:『行百里者半于九十』,此言末路之难也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄩˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: síng bǎilǐ jhě bàn yú jiǒushíh
- Wade–Giles: hsing2 pai3-li3 chê3 pan4 yü2 chiu3-shih2
- Yale: syíng bǎi-lǐ jě bàn yú jyǒu-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyng baelii jee bann yu jeoushyr
- Palladius: син байли чжэ бань юй цзюши (sin bajli čžɛ banʹ juj czjuši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pän⁵¹ y³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang4 baak3 lei5 ze2 bun3 jyu1 gau2 sap6
- Yale: hàhng baak léih jé bun yū gáu sahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang4 baak8 lei5 dze2 bun3 jy1 gau2 sap9
- Guangdong Romanization: heng4 bag3 léi5 zé2 bun3 yu1 geo2 seb6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ²¹ paːk̚³ lei̯¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ puːn³³ jyː⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sɐp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb edit
行百里者半於九十
- Alternative form of 行百里者半九十 (xíng bǎilǐ zhě bàn jiǔshí, “Things become more difficult when we approach closer to success”)