一方水土養一方人

Chinese

 
one side; one side; one aspect
one side; one side; one aspect; one party
water and soil; natural environment; climate
 
give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
 
one side; one side; one aspect
one side; one side; one aspect; one party
man; person; people
trad. (一方水土養一方人) 一方 水土 一方
simp. (一方水土养一方人) 一方 水土 一方

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīfāng shuǐtǔ yǎng yīfāng rén
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄖㄣˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 fong1 seoi2 tou2 joeng5 jat1 fong1 jan4

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yīfāng shuǐtǔ yǎng yīfāng rén [Phonetic: fāngshuítǔyǎngfāngrén]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄖㄣˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yifang shuěitǔ yǎng yifang rén
      • Wade–Giles: i1-fang1 shui3-tʻu3 yang3 i1-fang1 jên2
      • Yale: yī-fāng shwěi-tǔ yǎng yī-fāng rén
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ifang shoeituu yeang ifang ren
      • Palladius: ифан шуйту ян ифан жэнь (ifan šujtu jan ifan žɛnʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

一方水土養一方人

  1. people are a reflection of their environment; each place nurtures its own inhabitants
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