拳不離手，曲不離口

Chinese

fist not; no
to leave; to depart; to go away
to leave; to depart; to go away; from
 
 hand; convenient; ‑er
tune; song; bent
tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
 
 not; no
to leave; to depart; to go away
to leave; to depart; to go away; from
 
 mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (拳不離手，曲不離口) 拳 不 離 手 ， 曲 不 離 口
simp. (拳不离手，曲不离口) 拳 不 离 手 ， 曲 不 离 口

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): quánbùlíshǒu, qūbùlíkǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ , ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun4 bat1 lei4 sau2, kuk1 bat1 lei4 hau2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: quánbùlíshǒu, qūbùlíkǒu
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ , ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánbùlíshǒu, cyubùlíkǒu
      • Wade–Giles: chʻüan2-pu4-li2-shou3, chʻü1-pu4-li2-kʻou3
      • Yale: chywán-bù-lí-shǒu-, chyū-bù-lí-kǒu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanbulishoou, chiubulikoou
      • Palladius: цюаньбулишоу, цюйбуликоу (cjuanʹbulišou, cjujbulikou)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

拳不離手，曲不離口

  1. Only through diligent practice can one become proficient in the skill or art.
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