好奇害死貓

Chinese

		curious; inquisitive	to harm to death; to harass someone to death	cat
trad. (好奇害死貓)		好奇	害死	貓
simp. (好奇害死猫)		好奇	害死	猫

Etymology

Calque of English curiosity killed the cat.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàoqí hàisǐ māo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàoqí hàisǐ māo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàocí hàisǐh mao
    • Wade–Giles: hao⁴-chʻi² hai⁴-ssŭ³ mao¹
    • Yale: hàu-chí hài-sž māu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawchyi haysyy mhau
    • Palladius: хаоци хайсы мао (xaoci xajsy mao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹
    • Yale: hou kèih hoih séi māau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou³ kéi⁴ hoi⁶ séi² mao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ kʰei̯²¹ hɔːi̯²² sei̯³⁵ maːu̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

好奇害死貓

1. curiosity killed the cat