小心駛得萬年船
Chinese[edit]
to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of
hasten; proceed to; sail a vessel
get; obtain; gainget; 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[edit]
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): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ wän⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
Cantonese
(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Jyutping: siu2 sam1 sai2 dak1 maan6 nin4 syun4
Yale: síu sām sái dāk maahn nìhn syùhn
Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 sam1 sai2 dak7 maan6 nin4 syn4
Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 sem1 sei2 deg1 man6 nin4 xun4
Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ maːn²² niːn²¹ syːn²¹/
Proverb[edit]
小心駛得萬年船
one can always be safe if one is careful