種瓜得瓜

Chinese

		to plant; to cultivate; kind to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (種瓜得瓜)		種	瓜	得	瓜
simp. (种瓜得瓜)		种	瓜	得	瓜
Literally: “plant melons and get melons”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhòngguādéguā

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ gwaa¹ dak¹ gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngguādéguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngguadégua
  - Wade–Giles: chung⁴-kua¹-tê²-kua¹
  - Yale: jùng-gwā-dé-gwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqguadergua
  - Palladius: чжунгуадэгуа (čžunguadɛgua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ gwaa¹ dak¹ gwaa¹
  - Yale: jung gwā dāk gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ gwaa¹ dak⁷ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung³ gua¹ deg¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/

Idiom

種瓜得瓜

you reap what you sow

Derived terms

種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆／种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 (zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu)

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