天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	unpredictable; the unexpected	wind and clouds; heavy wind and many clouds; storm		man; person; people	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	morning and evening; short time; sooner or later morning and evening; short time; sooner or later; imminent; on the horizon	good fortune and misfortune; good times and hard times; happiness and suffering
trad. (天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福)		天	有	不測	風雲	，	人	有	旦夕	禍福
simp. (天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福)		天	有	不测	风云	，	人	有	旦夕	祸福

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún, rényǒudànxīhuòfú, tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún, rényǒudànxìhuòfú

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ, ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ, ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ jau⁵ bat¹ caak¹ fung¹ wan⁴, jan⁴ jau⁵ daan³ zik⁶ wo⁶ fuk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún, rényǒudànxīhuòfú [Phonetic: tiānyǒubúcèfēngyún, rényǒudànxīhuòfú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ, ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianyeoubutsehfengyun, renyeoudannshihuohfwu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianyǒubùcèfongyún, rényǒudànsihuòfú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ yn³⁵ ʐən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tän⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ xwɔ⁵¹ fu³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún, rényǒudànxìhuòfú [Phonetic: tiānyǒubúcèfēngyún, rényǒudànxìhuòfú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ, ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianyeoubutsehfengyun, renyeoudannshihhuohfwu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianyǒubùcèfongyún, rényǒudànsìhuòfú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ yn³⁵ ʐən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xwɔ⁵¹ fu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ jau⁵ bat¹ caak¹ fung¹ wan⁴, jan⁴ jau⁵ daan³ zik⁶ wo⁶ fuk¹
    • Yale: tīn yáuh bāt chāak fūng wàhn, yàhn yáuh daan jihk woh fūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ jau⁵ bat⁷ tsaak⁷ fung¹ wan⁴, jan⁴ jau⁵ daan³ dzik⁹ wo⁶ fuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ yeo⁵ bed¹ cag¹ fung¹ wen⁴, yen⁴ yeo⁵ dan³ jig⁶ wo⁶ fug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰäːk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ jɐn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ täːn³³ t͡sɪk̚² wɔː²² fʊk̚⁵/

Proverb

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福

1. Disasters and misfortunes are unpredictable; One's fortune is as unpredictable as the weather