好事不出門,壞事傳千里
Chinese
editgood thing; happy event; joyous occasion | not; no | to go out; outside | to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography |
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trad. (好事不出門,壞事傳千里) | 好事 | 不 | 出門 | , | 壞事 | 傳 | 千里 | |
simp. (好事不出门,坏事传千里) | 好事 | 不 | 出门 | , | 坏事 | 传 | 千里 | |
alternative forms | 好事不出門,惡事傳千里/好事不出门,恶事传千里 好事不出門,惡事行千里/好事不出门,恶事行千里 好事毋出門,壞事傳千里/好事毋出门,坏事传千里 Hakka 好事毋出門,歹事傳千里/好事毋出门,歹事传千里 Hokkien |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ , ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎoshìh bù chumén, huàishìh chuán cianlǐ
- Wade–Giles: hao3-shih4 pu4 chʻu1-mên2, huai4-shih4 chʻuan2 chʻien1-li3
- Yale: hǎu-shr̀ bù chū-mén-, hwài-shr̀ chwán chyān-lǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoshyh bu chumen, huayshyh chwan chianlii
- Palladius: хаоши бу чумэнь, хуайши чуань цяньли (xaoši bu čumɛnʹ, xuajši čuanʹ cjanʹli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mən³⁵ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hou2 si6 bat1 ceot1 mun4, waai6 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5
- Yale: hóu sih bāt chēut mùhn, waaih sih chyùhn chīn léih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hou2 si6 bat7 tsoet7 mun4, waai6 si6 tsyn4 tsin1 lei5
- Guangdong Romanization: hou2 xi6 bed1 cêd1 mun4, wai6 xi6 qun4 qin1 léi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /hou̯³⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ muːn²¹ waːi̯²² siː²² t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit好事不出門,壞事傳千里
- good news goes on crutches, but bad news travels fast
Descendants
edit- → Japanese: 好事門を出でず、悪事千里を行く (calque)
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