朋友妻不可欺

Chinese

		friend; boyfriend or girlfriend; partner	wife; to marry off (a daughter)	cannot; should not; must not	take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
trad. (朋友妻不可欺)		朋友	妻	不可	欺
simp. #(朋友妻不可欺)		朋友	妻	不可	欺
alternative forms		朋友之妻不可欺 朋友之妻不可戲／朋友之妻不可戏 朋友妻不可戲／朋友妻不可戏 朋友妻，不可欺 朋友之妻，不可欺

Etymology

From the novel Journey to the West.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): péngyou qī bùkě qī, péngyǒu qī bùkě qī

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧ, ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pang⁴ jau⁵ cai¹ bat¹ ho² hei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland standard)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péngyou qī bùkě qī
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péngyo̊u ci bùkě ci
    • Wade–Giles: pʻêng²-yu⁵ chʻi¹ pu⁴-kʻo³ chʻi¹
    • Yale: péng-you chī bù-kě chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perng.iou chi bukee chi
    • Palladius: пэнъю ци букэ ци (pɛnʺju ci bukɛ ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan standard)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péngyǒu qī bùkě qī
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péngyǒu ci bùkě ci
    • Wade–Giles: pʻêng²-yu³ chʻi¹ pu⁴-kʻo³ chʻi¹
    • Yale: péng-yǒu chī bù-kě chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perngyeou chi bukee chi
    • Palladius: пэнъю ци букэ ци (pɛnʺju ci bukɛ ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pang⁴ jau⁵ cai¹ bat¹ ho² hei¹
    • Yale: pàhng yáuh chāi bāt hó hēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pang⁴ jau⁵ tsai¹ bat⁷ ho² hei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: peng⁴ yeo⁵ cei¹ bed¹ ho² héi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

朋友妻不可欺

1. A man should not covet his friend's wife. / A friend's wife is not to be flirted with.