種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆

Chinese

plant melons and get melons; you reap what you sow
trad. (種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆) 種瓜得瓜 種豆得豆
simp. (种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆) 种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆
Literally: “Plant melons and you get melons, plant beans and you get beans”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ , ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄡˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zung3 gwaa1 dak1 gwaa1, zung3 dau6-2 dak1 dau6-2

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄚ , ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄡˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngguadégua, jhòngdòudédòu
      • Wade–Giles: chung4-kua1-tê2-kua1, chung4-tou4-tê2-tou4
      • Yale: jùng-gwā-dé-gwā-, jùng-dòu-dé-dòu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqguadergua, jonqdowderdow
      • Palladius: чжунгуадэгуа, чжундоудэдоу (čžunguadɛgua, čžundoudɛdou)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆

  1. as you sow, so shall you reap; you reap what you sow
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