不怕一萬，就怕萬一

Chinese
 
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though
 ten thousand
 
at once; then; right away
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
 to be afraid; to fear what if; in case; if by chance
trad. (不怕一萬，就怕萬一) 不怕 一萬 ， 就 怕 萬一
simp. (不怕一万，就怕万一) 不怕 一万 ， 就 怕 万一

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùpà yīwàn, jiù pà wànyī
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧ ㄨㄢˋ, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 paa3 jat1 maan6, zau6 paa3 maan6 jat1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: bùpà yīwàn, jiù pà wànyī [Phonetic: búpà yíwàn, jiù pà wànyī]
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧ ㄨㄢˋ, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupah iwann, jiow pah wanni
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bùpà yiwàn, jiòu pà wànyi
      • Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹ i⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

不怕一萬，就怕萬一

  1. One should be prepared for unexpected situations
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