一山還有一山高

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mountain; hill	to still have; besides; furthermore to still have; besides; furthermore; and	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mountain; hill	high; tall
trad. (一山還有一山高)		一	山	還有	一	山	高
simp. (一山还有一山高)		一	山	还有	一	山	高
variant forms		一山更比一山高一山更有一山高
Literally: “for every high mountain there is an even higher mountain”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yī shān háiyǒu yī shān gāo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕㄢㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄕㄢㄍㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat¹ saan¹ gou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yī shān háiyǒu yī shān gāo [Phonetic: yì shān háiyǒu yì shān gāo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄢㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄕㄢㄍㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shan hairyeou i shan gau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi shan háiyǒu yi shan gao
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat¹ saan¹ gou¹
  - Yale: yāt sāan wàahn yáuh yāt sāan gōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat⁷ saan¹ gou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ san¹ wan⁴ yeo⁵ yed¹ san¹ gou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ säːn⁵⁵ wäːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ säːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

一山還有一山高

There is always someone or something that is better. / Do not be smug about your achievements.

See also

Vietnamese: núi cao còn có núi cao hơn

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