各得其所

Chinese

		each; every	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	actually; place; (nominalization prefix)
simp. and trad. (各得其所)		各	得	其	所

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gèdéqísuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ dak¹ kei⁴ so²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gèdéqísuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gèdécísuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴-tê²-chʻi²-so³
    • Yale: gè-dé-chí-swǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehderchyisuoo
    • Palladius: гэдэцисо (gɛdɛciso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gok³ dak¹ kei⁴ so²
    • Yale: gok dāk kèih só
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ dak⁷ kei⁴ so²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gog³ deg¹ kéi⁴ so²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɔː³⁵/

Idiom

各得其所

1. everyone gets what he or she needs
2. everyone or everything receives a suitable arrangement; each in his proper place