小心駛得萬年船

Chinese
to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of hasten; proceed to; sail a vessel
 
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 ten thousand years; all ages; eternity a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (小心駛得萬年船) 小心 駛 得 萬年 船
simp. (小心驶得万年船) 小心 驶 得 万年 船
Literally: “If you are careful, you can steer your ship safely for a myriad years”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎoxīn shǐ dé wànnián chuán
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): siu2 sam1 sai2 dak1 maan6 nin4 syun4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxīn shǐ dé wànnián chuán
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosin shǐh dé wànnián chuán
      • Wade–Giles: hsiao3-hsin1 shih3 tê2 wan4-nien2 chʻuan2
      • Yale: syǎu-syīn shř dé wàn-nyán chwán
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushin shyy der wannnian chwan
      • Palladius: сяосинь ши дэ ваньнянь чуань (sjaosinʹ ši dɛ vanʹnjanʹ čuanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɤ³⁵ wän⁵¹ njɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰwän³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

小心駛得萬年船

  1. one can always be safe if one is careful
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