神仙打架，小鬼遭殃

Chinese
 
immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being
immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
 
to come to blows; to fight; to scuffle
to come to blows; to fight; to scuffle; to quarrel; to argue; to have a row
 demon of lower rank; underling of a supernatural being to meet with disaster; to suffer a calamity
trad. (神仙打架，小鬼遭殃) 神仙 打架 ， 小鬼 遭殃
simp. #(神仙打架，小鬼遭殃) 神仙 打架 ， 小鬼 遭殃
Literally: “When the deities fight, the imps will suffer.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ , ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄠ ㄧㄤ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng [Phonetic: shénxiāndǎjià,xiáoguǐzāoyāng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ , ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄠ ㄧㄤ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shénsian dǎjià, siǎoguěi zaoyang
      • Wade–Giles: shên2-hsien1 ta3-chia4, hsiao3-kuei3 tsao1-yang1
      • Yale: shén-syān dǎ-jyà-, syǎu-gwěi dzāu-yāng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernshian daajiah, sheaugoei tzauiang
      • Palladius: шэньсянь дацзя, сяогуй цзаоян (šɛnʹsjanʹ daczja, sjaoguj czaojan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

神仙打架，小鬼遭殃

  1. disagreement of leaders causes disorder in subordinates
  2. confrontation of politicians causes suffering to ordinary people
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