不怕慢，就怕站

Chinese

		not; no	to be afraid; to fear	slow		at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	to be afraid; to fear	station; to stand; to halt station; to stand; to halt; to stop
trad. (不怕慢，就怕站)		不	怕	慢	，	就	怕	站
simp. #(不怕慢，就怕站)		不	怕	慢	，	就	怕	站

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bù pà màn, jiù pà zhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄢˋ , ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bù pà màn, jiù pà zhàn [Phonetic: bú pà màn, jiù pà zhàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄢˋ , ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bù pà màn, jiòu pà jhàn
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴ pʻa⁴ man⁴, chiu⁴ pʻa⁴ chan⁴
    • Yale: bù pà màn-, jyòu pà jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu pah mann, jiow pah jann
    • Palladius: бу па мань, цзю па чжань (bu pa manʹ, czju pa čžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

Proverb

不怕慢，就怕站

1. it's better to move ahead slowly than just to mark time; any movement is better than none; slow and steady wins the race

Synonyms

• 不怕慢，只怕站 (bù pà màn, zhǐ pà zhàn)