閻王叫你三更死,誰敢留人到五更
Chinese
editto call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order |
you | third watch; midnight | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
who | dare | leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve |
man; person; people | to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive |
the five watches of the night; fifth watch | ||||
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trad. (閻王叫你三更死,誰敢留人到五更) | 閻王 | 叫 | 你 | 三更 | 死 | , | 誰 | 敢 | 留 | 人 | 到 | 五更 | |
simp. (阎王叫你三更死,谁敢留人到五更) | 阎王 | 叫 | 你 | 三更 | 死 | , | 谁 | 敢 | 留 | 人 | 到 | 五更 | |
Literally: “When Yama decides you are to die at midnight, who dares to keep you till dawn?”. |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄙˇ , ㄕㄟˊ ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yánwáng jiào nǐ sangeng sǐh, shéi gǎn lióu rén dào wǔgeng
- Wade–Giles: Yen2-wang2 chiao4 ni3 san1-kêng1 ssŭ3, shei2 kan3 liu2 jên2 tao4 wu3-kêng1
- Yale: Yán-wáng jyàu nǐ sān-gēng sž-, shéi gǎn lyóu rén dàu wǔ-gēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanwang jiaw nii sangeng syy, sheir gaan liou ren daw wuugeng
- Palladius: Яньван цзяо ни саньгэн сы, шэй гань лю жэнь дао угэн (Janʹvan czjao ni sanʹgɛn sy, šɛj ganʹ lju žɛnʹ dao ugɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
edit閻王叫你三更死,誰敢留人到五更
- When death comes, there will be no postponement.
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