慢工出細貨

慢工出細貨

Chinese

		slow	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	fine; minutely; thin fine; minutely; thin; slender	goods; money; commodity
trad. (慢工出細貨)		慢	工	出	細	貨
simp. (慢工出细货)		慢	工	出	细	货

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màngōng chū xìhuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ gung¹ ceot¹ sai³ fo³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: màngōng chū xìhuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: manngong chu shihhuoh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màngong chu sìhuò
    • Wade–Giles: man4-kung1 chʻu1 hsi4-huo4
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /män⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xwɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maan⁶ gung¹ ceot¹ sai³ fo³
    • Yale: maahn gūng chēut sai fo
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ gung¹ tsoet⁷ sai³ fo³
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ gung¹ cêd¹ sei³ fo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mäːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ fɔː³³/

Proverb

慢工出細貨

1. slow and meticulous work leads to fine quality; soft fire makes sweet malt; slow and steady wins the race