業精於勤而荒於嬉
Chinese
| business; occupation; study | energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient |
in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
diligent; frequent | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
out of practice; uncultivated | in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
amusement | ||
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| trad. (業精於勤而荒於嬉) | 業 | 精 | 於 | 勤 | 而 | 荒 | 於 | 嬉 | |
| simp. (业精于勤而荒于嬉) | 业 | 精 | 于 | 勤 | 而 | 荒 | 于 | 嬉 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yè jīng yú qín ér huāng yú xī
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yè jing yú cín ér huang yú si
- Wade–Giles: yeh4 ching1 yü2 chʻin2 êrh2 huang1 yü2 hsi1
- Yale: yè jīng yú chín ér hwāng yú syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeh jing yu chyn erl huang yu shi
- Palladius: е цзин юй цинь эр хуан юй си (je czin juj cinʹ er xuan juj si)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jip6 zing1 jyu1 kan4 ji4 fong1 jyu1 hei1
- Yale: yihp jīng yū kàhn yìh fōng yū hēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: jip9 dzing1 jy1 kan4 ji4 fong1 jy1 hei1
- Guangdong Romanization: yib6 jing1 yu1 ken4 yi4 fong1 yu1 héi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːp̚² t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ kʰɐn²¹ jiː²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
業精於勤而荒於嬉
- synonym of 業精於勤，荒於嬉 / 业精于勤，荒于嬉 (yè jīng yú qín, huāng yú xī, “academic excellence is achieved through diligence, while studies are neglected and deteriorate when one frolics”)