好奇害死貓

好奇害死貓

Chinese

		curious; inquisitive	to harm to death, by various means, deliberate or ignorant, direct or indirect; to harass someone to death	cat
trad. (好奇害死貓)		好奇	害死	貓
simp. (好奇害死猫)		好奇	害死	猫

Etymology

Calque of English curiosity killed the cat.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàoqíhàisǐmāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hàoqíhàisǐmāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawchyihaysyymhau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàocíhàisǐhmao
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹
    • Yale: hou kèih hoih séi māau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ kei⁴ hoi⁶ sei² maau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou³ kéi⁴ hoi⁶ séi² mao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ kʰei̯²¹ hɔːy̯²² sei̯³⁵ mäːu̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

好奇害死貓

1. curiosity killed the cat