書到用時方恨少

書到用時方恨少

See also: 书到用时方恨少

Chinese

		book; letter	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	to use	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	to hate	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
trad. (書到用時方恨少)		書	到	用	時	方	恨	少
simp. (书到用时方恨少)		书	到	用	时	方	恨	少

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄈㄤ ㄏㄣˋ ㄕㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ dou³ jung⁶ si⁴ fong¹ han⁶ siu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄈㄤ ㄏㄣˋ ㄕㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shu daw yonq shy fang henn shao
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ʊŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ xən⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syu¹ dou³ jung⁶ si⁴ fong¹ han⁶ siu²
    • Yale: syū dou yuhng sìh fōng hahn síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ dou³ jung⁶ si⁴ fong¹ han⁶ siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ dou³ yung⁶ xi⁴ fong¹ hen⁶ xiu²
    • IPA ^(key): /ʃyː⁵⁵ tou̯³³ jʊŋ²² siː²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɐn²² siːu̯³⁵/

Proverb

書到用時方恨少

1. It is only when it comes time to apply knowledge that you regret not acquiring enough of it.