天不怕,地不怕,只怕廣東人說官話

Chinese

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day; sky; heaven
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though
 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though
 
only; merely; just
only; merely; just; but
 
to be afraid; to fear person from Guangdong; Cantonese person to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (天不怕,地不怕,只怕廣東人說官話) 不怕 不怕 廣東人 官話
simp. (天不怕,地不怕,只怕广东人说官话) 不怕 不怕 广东人 官话

Pronunciation

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  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: tiān bùpà, dì bùpà, zhǐ pà Guǎngdōngrén shuō guānhuà [Phonetic: tiān pà, dì pà, zhǐ pà Guǎngdōngrén shuō guānhuà]
      • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ , ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ , ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: tian bùpà, dì bùpà, jhǐh pà Guǎngdongrén shuo guanhuà
      • Wade–Giles: tʻien1 pu4-pʻa4, ti4 pu4-pʻa4, chih3 pʻa4 Kuang3-tung1-jên2 shuo1 kuan1-hua4
      • Yale: tyān bù-pà-, dì bù-pà-, jř pà Gwǎng-dūng-rén shwō gwān-hwà
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian bupah, dih bupah, jyy pah Goangdongren shuo guanhuah
      • Palladius: тянь бупа, ди бупа, чжи па Гуандунжэнь шо гуаньхуа (tjanʹ bupa, di bupa, čži pa Guandunžɛnʹ šo guanʹxua)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

Proverb

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天不怕,地不怕,只怕廣東人說官話

  1. There is nothing to be afraid of except Cantonese people speaking Mandarin (because there is a stereotype that Cantonese people cannot speak Mandarin well).