勞民傷財

Chinese

trad. (勞民傷財)		勞民	傷財
simp. (劳民伤财)		劳民	伤财

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láomínshāngcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ man⁴ soeng¹ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láomínshāngcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láomínshangcái
    • Wade–Giles: lao²-min²-shang¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: láu-mín-shāng-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lauminshangtsair
    • Palladius: лаоминьшанцай (laominʹšancaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ min³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁴ man⁴ soeng¹ coi⁴
    • Yale: lòuh màhn sēung chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ man⁴ soeng¹ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ men⁴ sêng¹ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ mɐn²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

勞民傷財

1. to waste both manpower and resources