寧為太平犬，不做亂世人
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Chinese
| peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.) | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
peaceful and tranquil; peace and tranquility | dog | not; no | to do; to make; to produce | unsettled and chaotic times | man; person; people | |||
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| trad. (寧為太平犬，不做亂世人/寧爲太平犬，不做亂世人) | 寧 | 為/爲 | 太平 | 犬 | ， | 不 | 做 | 亂世 | 人 | |
| simp. (宁为太平犬，不做乱世人) | 宁 | 为 | 太平 | 犬 | ， | 不 | 做 | 乱世 | 人 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nìng wéi tàipíng cyuǎn, bù zuò luànshìh rén
- Wade–Giles: ning4 wei2 tʻai4-pʻing2 chʻüan3, pu4 tso4 luan4-shih4 jên2
- Yale: nìng wéi tài-píng chywǎn-, bù dzwò lwàn-shr̀ rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq wei taypyng cheuan, bu tzuoh luannshyh ren
- Palladius: нин вэй тайпин цюань, бу цзо луаньши жэнь (nin vɛj tajpin cjuanʹ, bu czo luanʹši žɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: níng wéi tàipíng cyuǎn, bù zuò luànshìh rén
- Wade–Giles: ning2 wei2 tʻai4-pʻing2 chʻüan3, pu4 tso4 luan4-shih4 jên2
- Yale: níng wéi tài-píng chywǎn-, bù dzwò lwàn-shr̀ rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ning wei taypyng cheuan, bu tzuoh luannshyh ren
- Palladius: нин вэй тайпин цюань, бу цзо луаньши жэнь (nin vɛj tajpin cjuanʹ, bu czo luanʹši žɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ning4 wai4 taai3 peng4 hyun2, bat1 zou6 lyun6 sai3 jan4
- Yale: nìhng wàih taai pèhng hyún, bāt jouh lyuhn sai yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ning4 wai4 taai3 peng4 hyn2, bat7 dzou6 lyn6 sai3 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: ning4 wei4 tai3 péng4 hün2, bed1 zou6 lün6 sei3 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɛːŋ²¹ hyːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sou̯²² lyːn²² sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
寧為太平犬，不做亂世人
- It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period.