小心駛得萬年船

Chinese

		to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of	hasten; proceed to; sail a vessel	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	ten thousand years; all ages; eternity	a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (小心駛得萬年船)		小心	駛	得	萬年	船
simp. (小心驶得万年船)		小心	驶	得	万年	船
Literally: “If you are careful, you can steer your ship safely for a myriad years”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoxīn shǐ dé wànnián chuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² sam¹ sai² dak¹ maan⁶ nin⁴ syun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxīn shǐ dé wànnián chuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosin shǐh dé wànnián chuán
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-hsin¹ shih³ tê² wan⁴-nien² chʻuan²
    • Yale: syǎu-syīn shř dé wàn-nyán chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushin shyy der wannnian chwan
    • Palladius: сяосинь ши дэ ваньнянь чуань (sjaosinʹ ši dɛ vanʹnjanʹ čuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ wän⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² sam¹ sai² dak¹ maan⁶ nin⁴ syun⁴
    • Yale: síu sām sái dāk maahn nìhn syùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sam¹ sai² dak⁷ maan⁶ nin⁴ syn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² sem¹ sei² deg¹ man⁶ nin⁴ xun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ maːn²² niːn²¹ syːn²¹/

Proverb

小心駛得萬年船

1. one can always be safe if one is careful