不怕一萬，就怕萬一

See also: 不怕一万，就怕万一

Chinese

		to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though	ten thousand		at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	to be afraid; to fear	what if; in case; if by chance
trad. (不怕一萬，就怕萬一)		不怕	一萬	，	就	怕	萬一
simp. (不怕一万，就怕万一)		不怕	一万	，	就	怕	万一

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùpà yīwàn, jiù pà wànyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧ ㄨㄢˋ , ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ paa³ jat¹ maan⁶, zau⁶ paa³ maan⁶ jat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùpà yīwàn, jiù pà wànyī [Phonetic: búpà yíwàn, jiù pà wànyī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧ ㄨㄢˋ , ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùpà yiwàn, jiòu pà wànyi
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-pʻa⁴ i¹-wan⁴, chiu⁴ pʻa⁴ wan⁴-i¹
    • Yale: bù-pà yī-wàn-, jyòu pà wàn-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupah iwann, jiow pah wanni
    • Palladius: бупа ивань, цзю па ваньи (bupa ivanʹ, czju pa vanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ paa³ jat¹ maan⁶, zau⁶ paa³ maan⁶ jat¹
    • Yale: bāt pa yāt maahn, jauh pa maahn yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ paa³ jat⁷ maan⁶, dzau⁶ paa³ maan⁶ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ pa³ yed¹ man⁶, zeo⁶ pa³ man⁶ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ jɐt̚⁵ maːn²² t͡sɐu̯²² pʰaː³³ maːn²² jɐt̚⁵/

Proverb

不怕一萬，就怕萬一

1. one should be prepared for unexpected situations

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 唔怕一萬，只怕萬一／唔怕一万，只怕万一