窮山惡水出刁民

Chinese

		very poor and adverse natural environment	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	crafty and malevolent people
trad. (窮山惡水出刁民)		窮山惡水	出	刁民
simp. (穷山恶水出刁民)		穷山恶水	出	刁民

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qióngshān'èshuǐ chū diāomín

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kung⁴ saan¹ ok³ seoi² ceot¹ diu¹ maan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qióngshān'èshuǐ chū diāomín
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyóngshan-èshuěi chu diaomín
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiung²-shan¹-o⁴-shui³ chʻu¹ tiao¹-min²
    • Yale: chyúng-shān-è-shwěi chū dyāu-mín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyongshanehshoei chu diaumin
    • Palladius: цюншаньэшуй чу дяоминь (cjunšanʹešuj ču djaominʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kung⁴ saan¹ ok³ seoi² ceot¹ diu¹ maan⁴
    • Yale: kùhng sāan ok séui chēut dīu màahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kung⁴ saan¹ ok⁸ soey² tsoet⁷ diu¹ maan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kung⁴ san¹ og³ sêu² cêd¹ diu¹ man⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵ ɔːk̚³ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tiːu̯⁵⁵ maːn²¹/

Proverb

窮山惡水出刁民

1. very poor and adverse natural environments produce crafty and malevolent people