人搖福薄，樹搖葉落

Chinese

		man; person; people	shake; to rock	good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname	thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint		tree	shake; to rock	leaf; page	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
trad. (人搖福薄，樹搖葉落)		人	搖	福	薄	，	樹	搖	葉	落
simp. (人摇福薄，树摇叶落)		人	摇	福	薄	，	树	摇	叶	落

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ jiu⁴ fuk¹ bok⁶, syu⁶ jiu⁴ jip⁶ lok⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ jiu⁴ fuk¹ bok⁶, syu⁶ jiu⁴ jip⁶ lok⁶
    • Yale: yàhn yìuh fūk bohk, syuh yìuh yihp lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jiu⁴ fuk⁷ bok⁹, sy⁶ jiu⁴ jip⁹ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ yiu⁴ fug¹ bog⁶, xu⁶ yiu⁴ yib⁶ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯²¹ fʊk̚⁵ pɔːk̚² syː²² jiːu̯²¹ jiːp̚² lɔːk̚²/

Proverb

人搖福薄，樹搖葉落

1. (Cantonese) A saying that discourages one from bouncing one's legs

Synonyms

• 男抖窮，女抖賤／男抖穷，女抖贱