倉廩實而知禮節，衣食足而知榮辱

倉廩實而知禮節，衣食足而知榮辱

Chinese

		granary	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to know; to be aware	courtesy; etiquette; rites		food and clothing; basic everyday necessities; means of subsistence	foot; to be sufficient	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to know; to be aware	honour and disgrace; reputation
trad. (倉廩實而知禮節，衣食足而知榮辱)		倉廩	實	而	知	禮節	，	衣食	足	而	知	榮辱
simp. (仓廪实而知礼节，衣食足而知荣辱)		仓廪	实	而	知	礼节	，	衣食	足	而	知	荣辱

Etymology

From Guanzi:

倉廩實則知禮節；衣食足則知榮辱。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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仓廪实则知礼节；衣食足则知荣辱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Guanzi, 5^th century BCE to 220 CE

Cānglǐn shí zé zhī lǐjié; yīshí zú zé zhī róngrǔ. [Pinyin]

When the granary becomes filled, people observe etiquette; when people become well-fed and clothed, they know honor and shame.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cānglǐn shí ér zhī lǐjié, yīshí zú ér zhī róngrǔ, cānglǐn shí ér zhī lǐjié, yīshí zú ér zhī róngrù

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˇ, ㄘㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ lam⁵ sat⁶ ji⁴ zi¹ lai⁵ zit³, ji¹ sik⁶ zuk¹ ji⁴ zi¹ wing⁴ juk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cānglǐn shí ér zhī lǐjié, yīshí zú ér zhī róngrǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: canglǐn shíh ér jhih lǐjié, yishíh zú ér jhih róngrǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻang¹-lin³ shih² êrh² chih¹ li³-chieh²- i¹-shih² tsu² êrh² chih¹ jung²-ju³
    • Yale: tsāng-lǐn shŕ ér jr̄ lǐ-jyé-, yī-shŕ dzú ér jr̄ rúng-rǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsangliin shyr erl jy liijye, ishyr tzwu erl jy rongruu
    • Palladius: цанлинь ши эр чжи лицзе, иши цзу эр чжи жунжу (canlinʹ ši er čži licze, iši czu er čži žunžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛ³⁵ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cānglǐn shí ér zhī lǐjié, yīshí zú ér zhī róngrù
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: canglǐn shíh ér jhih lǐjié, yishíh zú ér jhih róngrù
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻang¹-lin³ shih² êrh² chih¹ li³-chieh²- i¹-shih² tsu² êrh² chih¹ jung²-ju⁴
    • Yale: tsāng-lǐn shŕ ér jr̄ lǐ-jyé-, yī-shŕ dzú ér jr̄ rúng-rù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsangliin shyr erl jy liijye, ishyr tzwu erl jy rongruh
    • Palladius: цанлинь ши эр чжи лицзе, иши цзу эр чжи жунжу (canlinʹ ši er čži licze, iši czu er čži žunžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛ³⁵ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cong¹ lam⁵ sat⁶ ji⁴ zi¹ lai⁵ zit³, ji¹ sik⁶ zuk¹ ji⁴ zi¹ wing⁴ juk⁶
    • Yale: chōng láhm saht yìh jī láih jit, yī sihk jūk yìh jī wìhng yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsong¹ lam⁵ sat⁹ ji⁴ dzi¹ lai⁵ dzit⁸, ji¹ sik⁹ dzuk⁷ ji⁴ dzi¹ wing⁴ juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cong¹ lem⁵ sed⁶ yi⁴ ji¹ lei⁵ jid³, yi¹ xig⁶ zug¹ yi⁴ ji¹ wing⁴ yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm¹³ sɐt̚² jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ wɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚²/

Proverb

倉廩實而知禮節，衣食足而知榮辱

1. people observe etiquette and know honor and shame only after they are well-fed and clothed