學海無涯，唯勤是岸

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuéhǎiwúyá, wéiqínshì'àn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄚˊ , ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ hoi¹ mou⁴ ngaai⁴, wai⁴ kan⁴ si⁶ ngon⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuéhǎiwúyá, wéiqínshì'àn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄚˊ , ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuéhǎiwúyá, wéicínshìh-àn
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-hai³-wu²-ya², wei²-chʻin²-shih⁴-an⁴
    • Yale: sywé-hǎi-wú-yá-, wéi-chín-shr̀-àn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuehaewuya, weichynshyhann
    • Palladius: сюэхайуя, вэйциньшиань (sjuexajuja, vɛjcinʹšianʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ jä³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hok⁶ hoi¹ mou⁴ ngaai⁴, wai⁴ kan⁴ si⁶ ngon⁶
    • Yale: hohk hōi mòuh ngàaih, wàih kàhn sih ngohn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ hoi¹ mou⁴ ngaai⁴, wai⁴ kan⁴ si⁶ ngon⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ hoi¹ mou⁴ ngai⁴, wei⁴ ken⁴ xi⁶ ngon⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐn²¹ siː²² ŋɔːn²²/

Idiom

學海無涯，唯勤是岸

1. Synonym of 學海無涯勤是岸／学海无涯勤是岸 (xuéhǎiwúyáqínshì'àn, “knowledge is infinite like a boundless ocean; only through diligence in studies can one make accomplishments”)