欺山莫欺水

Chinese

		take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	mountain; hill	do not; there is none who	take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	water; river
simp. and trad. (欺山莫欺水)		欺	山	莫	欺	水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīshānmòqīshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄕㄢㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ saan¹ mok⁶ hei¹ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīshānmòqīshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄕㄢㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chishanmohchishoei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cishanmòcishuěi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ mwɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ saan¹ mok⁶ hei¹ seoi²
  - Yale: hēi sāan mohk hēi séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ saan¹ mok⁹ hei¹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ san¹ mog⁶ héi¹ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ säːn⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Proverb

欺山莫欺水

Rather climb a mountain than swim or play in the water; Swimming is more dangerous than climbing a mountain

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