萬變不離其宗

萬變不離其宗

See also: 万变不离其宗

Chinese

		ten thousand; a great number; surname	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion	not; no	to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
trad. (萬變不離其宗)		萬	變	不	離	其	宗
simp. (万变不离其宗)		万	变	不	离	其	宗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wann biann bu li chyi tzong
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

萬變不離其宗

1. No matter how much one alters something, it will still retain its essence.