不怕慢，只怕站

不怕慢，只怕站

Chinese

		not; no	to be afraid; to fear	slow		only; merely; just only; merely; just; but	to be afraid; to fear	station; to stand; to halt station; to stand; to halt; to stop
simp. and trad. (不怕慢，只怕站)		不	怕	慢	，	只	怕	站

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bù pà màn, zhǐ pà zhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄢˋ, ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ paa³ maan⁶, zi² paa³ zaam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bù pà màn, zhǐ pà zhàn [Phonetic: bú pà màn, zhǐ pà zhàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄢˋ, ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu pah mann, jyy pah jann
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ paa³ maan⁶, zi² paa³ zaam⁶
    • Yale: bāt pa maahn, jí pa jaahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ paa³ maan⁶, dzi² paa³ dzaam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ pa³ man⁶, ji² pa³ zam⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰäː³³ mäːn²² t͡siː³⁵ pʰäː³³ t͡säːm²²/

Proverb

不怕慢，只怕站

1. it's better to move ahead slowly than just to mark time; any movement is better than none; slow and steady wins the race

Synonyms

• 不怕慢，就怕站 (bù pà màn, jiù pà zhàn)