船到橋頭自然直

船到橋頭自然直

See also: 船到桥头自然直

Chinese

		a boat; vessel; ship	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	bridgehead; Qiaotou	nature; the natural world; natural nature; the natural world; natural; of or relating to nature	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
trad. (船到橋頭自然直)		船	到	橋頭	自然	直
simp. (船到桥头自然直)		船	到	桥头	自然	直
Literally: “When the boat gets to the head of a bridge, it will naturally straighten itself out.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuán dào qiáotóu zìrán zhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syun⁴ dou³ kiu⁴ tau⁴ zi⁶ jin⁴ zik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chuán dào qiáotóu zìrán zhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄓˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwan daw chyautour tzyhran jy
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syun⁴ dou³ kiu⁴ tau⁴ zi⁶ jin⁴ zik⁶
    • Yale: syùhn dou kìuh tàuh jih yìhn jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syn⁴ dou³ kiu⁴ tau⁴ dzi⁶ jin⁴ dzik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xun⁴ dou³ kiu⁴ teo⁴ ji⁶ yin⁴ jig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn²¹ tou̯³³ kʰiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siː²² jiːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/

Proverb

船到橋頭自然直

1. we'll cross that bridge when we come to it