人窮志不窮
Chinese
| man; person; people | exhausted; poor | the will | not; no | exhausted; poor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (人窮志不窮) | 人 | 窮 | 志 | 不 | 窮 | |
| simp. (人穷志不穷) | 人 | 穷 | 志 | 不 | 穷 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rénqióngzhìbùqióng
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: réncyóngjhìhbùcyóng
- Wade–Giles: jên2-chʻiung2-chih4-pu4-chʻiung2
- Yale: rén-chyúng-jr̀-bù-chyúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renchyongjyhbuchyong
- Palladius: жэньцюнчжибуцюн (žɛnʹcjunčžibucjun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan4 kung4 zi3 bat1 kung4
- Yale: yàhn kùhng ji bāt kùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 kung4 dzi3 bat7 kung4
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 kung4 ji3 bed1 kung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
人窮志不窮
- to be poor but have great aspirations and a strong spirit