一方水土養一方人

See also: 一方水土养一方人

Chinese

		one side; one side; one aspect one side; one side; one aspect; one party	water and soil; natural environment; climate	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	one side; one side; one aspect one side; one side; one aspect; one party	man; person; people
trad. (一方水土養一方人)		一方	水土	養	一方	人
simp. (一方水土养一方人)		一方	水土	养	一方	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīfāng shuǐtǔ yǎng yīfāng rén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ fong¹ seoi² tou² joeng⁵ jat¹ fong¹ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīfāng shuǐtǔ yǎng yīfāng rén [Phonetic: yìfāngshuítǔyǎngyìfāngrén]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yifang shuěitǔ yǎng yifang rén
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-fang¹ shui³-tʻu³ yang³ i¹-fang¹ jên²
    • Yale: yī-fāng shwěi-tǔ yǎng yī-fāng rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ifang shoeituu yeang ifang ren
    • Palladius: ифан шуйту ян ифан жэнь (ifan šujtu jan ifan žɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ fong¹ seoi² tou² joeng⁵ jat¹ fong¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: yāt fōng séui tóu yéuhng yāt fōng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ fong¹ soey² tou² joeng⁵ jat⁷ fong¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ fong¹ sêu² tou² yêng⁵ yed¹ fong¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ jɐt̚⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Proverb

一方水土養一方人

1. people are a reflection of their environment; each place nurtures its own inhabitants