熟能生巧
Chinese
familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked |
ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (熟能生巧) | 熟 | 能 | 生 | 巧 | |
| simp. #(熟能生巧) | 熟 | 能 | 生 | 巧 | |
Etymology
First attested in the novel Flowers in the Mirror, published in 1827, according to the Hanyu Da Cidian. Also commonly proscribed to 賣油翁 (The Oil Peddler) by Ouyang Xiu.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): shúnéngshēngqiǎo, shóunéngshēngqiǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ, ㄕㄡˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary; standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shúnéngshēngqiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shúnéngshengciǎo
- Wade–Giles: shu2-nêng2-shêng1-chʻiao3
- Yale: shú-néng-shēng-chyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shwunengshengcheau
- Palladius: шунэншэнцяо (šunɛnšɛncjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial; standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shóunéngshēngqiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shóunéngshengciǎo
- Wade–Giles: shou2-nêng2-shêng1-chʻiao3
- Yale: shóu-néng-shēng-chyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shournengshengcheau
- Palladius: шоунэншэнцяо (šounɛnšɛncjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, literary; standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2
- Yale: suhk nàhng sāng háau
- Cantonese Pinyin: suk9 nang4 sang1 haau2
- Guangdong Romanization: sug6 neng4 seng1 hao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sʊk̚² nɐŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
熟能生巧