拳不離手，曲不離口

拳不離手，曲不離口

Chinese

		fist	not; no	to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	hand; convenient; ‑er		tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	not; no	to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (拳不離手，曲不離口)		拳	不	離	手	，	曲	不	離	口
simp. (拳不离手，曲不离口)		拳	不	离	手	，	曲	不	离	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quánbùlíshǒu, qūbùlíkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ, ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ bat¹ lei⁴ sau², kuk¹ bat¹ lei⁴ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: quánbùlíshǒu, qūbùlíkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ, ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanbulishoou, chiubulikoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánbùlíshǒu, cyubùlíkǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kyun⁴ bat¹ lei⁴ sau², kuk¹ bat¹ lei⁴ hau²
    • Yale: kyùhn bāt lèih sáu, kūk bāt lèih háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ bat⁷ lei⁴ sau², kuk⁷ bat⁷ lei⁴ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴ bed¹ léi⁴ seo², kug¹ bed¹ léi⁴ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

Proverb

拳不離手，曲不離口

1. Only through diligent practice can one become proficient in the skill or art.