人靠衣裝佛靠金裝

人靠衣裝佛靠金裝

Chinese

		man; person; people	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support	clothing and baggage; clothing; attire	Buddha; Buddhism	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
trad. (人靠衣裝佛靠金裝)		人	靠	衣裝	佛	靠	金裝
simp. (人靠衣装佛靠金装)		人	靠	衣装	佛	靠	金装
Literally: “a man relies on his clothes, the statue of Buddha relies on its gold”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rén kào yīzhuāng fó kào jīnzhuāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ kaau³ ji¹ zong¹ fat⁶ kaau³ gam¹ zong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: rén kào yīzhuāng fó kào jīnzhuāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren kaw ijuang for kaw jinjuang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rén kào yijhuang fó kào jinjhuang
    • Wade–Giles: jên2 kʻao4 i1-chuang1 fo2 kʻao4 chin1-chuang1
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂwɑŋ⁵⁵ fwɔ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂwɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ kaau³ ji¹ zong¹ fat⁶ kaau³ gam¹ zong¹
    • Yale: yàhn kaau yī jōng faht kaau gām jōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ kaau³ ji¹ dzong¹ fat⁹ kaau³ gam¹ dzong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ kao³ yi¹ zong¹ fed⁶ kao³ gem¹ zong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ kʰäːu̯³³ jiː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɐt̚² kʰäːu̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

人靠衣裝佛靠金裝

1. clothes maketh the man; fine feathers make fine birds