人外有人，天外有天

Chinese

man; person; people
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
 man; person; people day; sky; heaven
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
 day; sky; heaven
trad. (人外有人，天外有天) 人 外 有 人 ， 天 外 有 天
simp. #(人外有人，天外有天) 人 外 有 人 ， 天 外 有 天

Etymology

Literally, “There are people beyond (this) person, and skies beyond (this) sky.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rén wài yǒu rén, tiān wài yǒu tiān
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: rén wài yǒu rén, tiān wài yǒu tiān
      • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: rén wài yǒu rén, tian wài yǒu tian
      • Wade–Giles: jên2 wai4 yu3 jên2, tʻien1 wai4 yu3 tʻien1
      • Yale: rén wài yǒu rén-, tyān wài yǒu tyān
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren way yeou ren, tian way yeou tian
      • Palladius: жэнь вай ю жэнь, тянь вай ю тянь (žɛnʹ vaj ju žɛnʹ, tjanʹ vaj ju tjanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Proverb

人外有人，天外有天

  1. No matter how good you think you are, there is always someone out there that is better.
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