學海無涯勤是岸

Chinese

		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	ocean; sea	not have	border; horizon; shore	diligent; frequent	be; yes; this	bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast
trad. (學海無涯勤是岸)		學	海	無	涯	勤	是	岸
simp. (学海无涯勤是岸)		学	海	无	涯	勤	是	岸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuéhǎiwúyáqínshì'àn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ hoi² mou⁴ ngaai⁴ kan⁴ si⁶ ngon⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuéhǎiwúyáqínshì'àn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuéhǎiwúyácínshìh-àn
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-hai³-wu²-ya²-chʻin²-shih⁴-an⁴
    • Yale: sywé-hǎi-wú-yá-chín-shr̀-àn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuehaewuyachynshyhann
    • Palladius: сюэхайуяциньшиань (sjuexajujacinʹšianʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ jä³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hok⁶ hoi² mou⁴ ngaai⁴ kan⁴ si⁶ ngon⁶
    • Yale: hohk hói mòuh ngàaih kàhn sih ngohn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ hoi² mou⁴ ngaai⁴ kan⁴ si⁶ ngon⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ hoi² mou⁴ ngai⁴ ken⁴ xi⁶ ngon⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ kʰɐn²¹ siː²² ŋɔːn²²/

Idiom

學海無涯勤是岸

1. knowledge is infinite like a boundless ocean; only through diligence in studies can one make accomplishments

Synonyms

• 學海無涯，唯勤是岸／学海无涯，唯勤是岸 (xuéhǎiwúyá, wéiqínshì'àn)