好奇害死貓

Chinese

		curious; inquisitive	to harm to death; to harass someone to death	cat
trad. (好奇害死貓)		好奇	害死	貓
simp. (好奇害死猫)		好奇	害死	猫

Etymology

Calque of English curiosity killed the cat.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hàoqí hàisǐ māo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hàoqí hàisǐ māo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hàocí hàisǐh mao
  - Wade–Giles: hao⁴-chʻi² hai⁴-ssŭ³ mao¹
  - Yale: hàu-chí hài-sž māu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawchyi haysyy mhau
  - Palladius: хаоци хайсы мао (xaoci xajsy mao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹
  - Yale: hou kèih hoih séi māau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou³ kéi⁴ hoi⁶ séi² mao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ kʰei̯²¹ hɔːi̯²² sei̯³⁵ maːu̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

好奇害死貓

curiosity killed the cat

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