識人好過識字

識人好過識字

Chinese

		to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge	man; person; people	good; well; be fond of	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (識人好過識字)		識	人	好	過	識	字
simp. (识人好过识字)		识	人	好	过	识	字

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik¹ zi⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik¹ zi⁶
    • Yale: sīk yàhn hóu gwo sīk jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik⁷ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ yen⁴ hou² guo³ xig¹ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ hou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː²²/

Proverb

識人好過識字

1. (Cantonese) having connections is more important that having good academic credentials