小時偷針,大時偷金
Chinese
editchildhood | to steal; to pilfer | needle; pin | big; old | time; when | to steal; to pilfer | gold | |||
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trad. (小時偷針,大時偷金) | 小時 | 偷 | 針 | , | 大 | 時 | 偷 | 金 | |
simp. (小时偷针,大时偷金) | 小时 | 偷 | 针 | , | 大 | 时 | 偷 | 金 | |
Literally: “one who steals a needle during childhood will steal gold as an adult”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄓㄣ , ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo shíh tou jhen, dà shíh tou jin
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3 shih2 tʻou1 chên1, ta4 shih2 tʻou1 chin1
- Yale: syǎu shŕ tōu jēn-, dà shŕ tōu jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheau shyr tou jen, dah shyr tou jin
- Palladius: сяо ши тоу чжэнь, да ши тоу цзинь (sjao ši tou čžɛnʹ, da ši tou czinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 si4 tau1 zam1, daai6 si4 tau1 gam1
- Yale: síu sìh tāu jām, daaih sìh tāu gām
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 si4 tau1 dzam1, daai6 si4 tau1 gam1
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 xi4 teo1 zem1, dai6 xi4 teo1 gem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit小時偷針,大時偷金
- One who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious.
Synonyms
editDialectal synonyms of 小時偷針,大時偷金 (“one who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小時偷針,大時偷金 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 細時偷針,大時偷金, 小時偷針,大時偷金 |
Hakka | Meixian | 還細偷針,大欸偷金 |
Changting | 還細偷針,大哩偷金 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細時偷針,大來偷金 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細時偷針,大來偷金 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細時偷針,大來偷金 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細時偷針,大來偷金 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細時偷針,大來偷金 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 細漢偷針,大漢偷金 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉, 細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛, 細漢偷割匏,大漢偷牽牛, 序細偷挽匏,序大偷牽牛 |
Quanzhou | 細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉, 細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛 | |
Zhangzhou | 細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉, 細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛 |
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