一人計短，二人計長

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	man; person; people	to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan	lack; short		two	man; person; people	to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (一人計短，二人計長)		一	人	計	短	，	二	人	計	長
simp. (一人计短，二人计长)		一	人	计	短	，	二	人	计	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī rén jì duǎn, èr rén jì cháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ , ㄦˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jan⁴ gai³ dyun², ji⁶ jan⁴ gai³ coeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī rén jì duǎn, èr rén jì cháng [Phonetic: yì rén jì duǎn, èr rén jì cháng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ , ㄦˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi rén jì duǎn, èr rén jì cháng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ jên² chi⁴ tuan³, êrh⁴ jên² chi⁴ chʻang²
    • Yale: yī rén jì dwǎn-, èr rén jì cháng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i ren jih doan, ell ren jih charng
    • Palladius: и жэнь цзи дуань, эр жэнь цзи чан (i žɛnʹ czi duanʹ, er žɛnʹ czi čan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jan⁴ gai³ dyun², ji⁶ jan⁴ gai³ coeng⁴
    • Yale: yāt yàhn gai dyún, yih yàhn gai chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jan⁴ gai³ dyn², ji⁶ jan⁴ gai³ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yen⁴ gei³ dün², yi⁶ yen⁴ gei³ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ kɐi̯³³ tyːn³⁵ jiː²² jɐn²¹ kɐi̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

Proverb

一人計短，二人計長

1. two heads are better than one; it is easier for two people who help each other to solve a problem than it is for one person to solve a problem alone