重賞之下必有勇夫

重賞之下必有勇夫

See also: 重赏之下必有勇夫

Chinese

		generous reward	's; him/her/it; this	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	brave man
trad. (重賞之下必有勇夫)		重賞	之	下	必	有	勇夫
simp. (重赏之下必有勇夫)		重赏	之	下	必	有	勇夫

Etymology

Literally: Under a (promise of a) big reward, there will always be a man of bravery.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngshǎng zhī xià bì yǒu yǒngfū

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˇ ㄈㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁵ soeng² zi¹ haa⁶ bit¹ jau⁵ jung⁵ fu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhòngshǎng zhī xià bì yǒu yǒngfū [Phonetic: zhòngshǎngzhīxiàbìyóuyǒngfū]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˇ ㄈㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqshaang jy shiah bih yeou yeongfu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁵ soeng² zi¹ haa⁶ bit¹ jau⁵ jung⁵ fu¹
    • Yale: chúhng séung jī hah bīt yáuh yúhng fū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁵ soeng² dzi¹ haa⁶ bit⁷ jau⁵ jung⁵ fu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁵ sêng² ji¹ ha⁶ bid¹ yeo⁵ yung⁵ fu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ sœ̽ːŋ³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ häː²² piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jʊŋ¹³ fuː⁵⁵/

Proverb

重賞之下必有勇夫

1. Someone will always step forward if they think they will be rewarded; Money talks.