一山還有一山高

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mountain; hill	to still have; besides; furthermore to still have; besides; furthermore; and	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mountain; hill	high; tall
trad. (一山還有一山高)		一	山	還有	一	山	高
simp. (一山还有一山高)		一	山	还有	一	山	高
Literally: “for every high mountain there is an even higher mountain”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī shān háiyǒu yī shān gāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat¹ saan¹ gou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī shān háiyǒu yī shān gāo [Phonetic: yì shān háiyǒu yì shān gāo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi shan háiyǒu yi shan gao
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ shan¹ hai²-yu³ i¹ shan¹ kao¹
    • Yale: yī shān hái-yǒu yī shān gāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shan hairyeou i shan gau
    • Palladius: и шань хайю и шань гао (i šanʹ xajju i šanʹ gao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat¹ saan¹ gou¹
    • Yale: yāt sāan wàahn yáuh yāt sāan gōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat⁷ saan¹ gou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ san¹ wan⁴ yeo⁵ yed¹ san¹ gou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ waːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

一山還有一山高

1. There is always someone or something that is better. / Do not be smug about your achievements.

Synonyms

• 一山更比一山高
• 一山更有一山高

See also

• Vietnamese: núi cao còn có núi cao hơn