天助自助

天助自助

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	to help; to assist	to help oneself; to serve oneself; buffet
simp. and trad. (天助自助)		天	助	自助

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānzhùzìzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ zo⁶ zi⁶ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tiānzhùzìzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianjuhtzyhjuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianjhùzìhjhù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ zo⁶ zi⁶ zo⁶
    • Yale: tīn joh jih joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dzo⁶ dzi⁶ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ zo⁶ ji⁶ zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²² t͡siː²² t͡sɔː²²/

Proverb

天助自助

1. heaven helps those who help themselves

Synonyms

• 自助者天助 (zìzhù zhě tiān zhù)
• 自助者天助之 (zìzhù zhě tiān zhù zhī)
• 天助自助者 (tiānzhùzìzhùzhě)