神仙打架，小鬼遭殃

神仙打架，小鬼遭殃

Chinese

		immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	to come to blows; to fight; to scuffle to come to blows; to fight; to scuffle; to quarrel; to argue; to have a row		mischief; urchin; little devil mischief; urchin; little devil; small joker; little joker	to meet with disaster; to suffer a calamity
simp. and trad. (神仙打架，小鬼遭殃)		神仙	打架	，	小鬼	遭殃
Literally: “When the deities fight, the imps will suffer.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄠ ㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng [Phonetic: shénxiāndǎjià,xiáoguǐzāoyāng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄠ ㄧㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernshian daajiah, sheaugoei tzauiang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shénsian dǎjià, siǎoguěi zaoyang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ɕjɛn⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjä⁵¹ ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

神仙打架，小鬼遭殃

1. disagreement of leaders causes disorder in subordinates
2. confrontation of politicians causes suffering to ordinary people