人要面，樹要皮

Chinese

		man; person; people	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top		tree	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	leather; skin; fur
trad. (人要面，樹要皮)		人	要	面	，	樹	要	皮
simp. (人要面，树要皮)		人	要	面	，	树	要	皮
Literally: “people need face, trees need bark”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ jiu³ min^6-2, syu⁶ jiu³ pei⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ jiu³ min^6-2, syu⁶ jiu³ pei⁴
    • Yale: yàhn yiu mín, syuh yiu pèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jiu³ min^6-2, sy⁶ jiu³ pei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ yiu³ min^6-2, xu⁶ yiu³ péi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯³³ miːn²²⁻³⁵ syː²² jiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

Proverb

人要面，樹要皮

1. (Cantonese) dignity is important to people

Synonyms

• 人要臉，樹要皮／人要脸，树要皮