見好就收

見好就收

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	good; well; be fond of	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
simp. and trad. (見好就收)		見	好	就	收

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàn hǎo jiù shōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ hou² zau⁶ sau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiàn hǎo jiù shōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann hao jiow shou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn hǎo jiòu shou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ hou² zau⁶ sau¹
    • Yale: gin hóu jauh sāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ hou² dzau⁶ sau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ hou² zeo⁶ seo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ hou̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

見好就收

1. to quit while one is ahead