天道酬勤

Chinese

		laws of nature; laws of heaven; weather	entertain; repay; return entertain; repay; return; reward; compensate	diligent; frequent
trad. (天道酬勤)		天道	酬	勤
simp. #(天道酬勤)		天道	酬	勤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiāndàochóuqín

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ dou⁶ cau⁴ kan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiāndàochóuqín
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiandàochóucín
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-tao⁴-chʻou²-chʻin²
    • Yale: tyān-dàu-chóu-chín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiandawchourchyn
    • Palladius: тяньдаочоуцинь (tjanʹdaočoucinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ dou⁶ cau⁴ kan⁴
    • Yale: tīn douh chàuh kàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dou⁶ tsau⁴ kan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ dou⁶ ceo⁴ ken⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ tou̯²² t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ kʰɐn²¹/

Idiom

天道酬勤

1. God rewards those who work hard; God helps those who help themselves