人搖福薄,樹搖葉落
Chinese
editman; person; people | shake; to rock | good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname |
thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint |
tree | shake; to rock | leaf; page | to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind | |||
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trad. (人搖福薄,樹搖葉落) | 人 | 搖 | 福 | 薄 | , | 樹 | 搖 | 葉 | 落 | |
simp. (人摇福薄,树摇叶落) | 人 | 摇 | 福 | 薄 | , | 树 | 摇 | 叶 | 落 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan4 jiu4 fuk1 bok6, syu6 jiu4 jip6 lok6
- Yale: yàhn yìuh fūk bohk, syuh yìuh yihp lohk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 jiu4 fuk7 bok9, sy6 jiu4 jip9 lok9
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 yiu4 fug1 bog6, xu6 yiu4 yib6 log6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯²¹ fʊk̚⁵ pɔːk̚² syː²² jiːu̯²¹ jiːp̚² lɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit人搖福薄,樹搖葉落
- (Cantonese) A saying that discourages one from bouncing one's legs
Synonyms
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