人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝

Chinese

		man; person; people	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support	clothing and baggage; clothing; attire		Buddha; Buddhism	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
trad. (人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝)		人	靠	衣裝	，	佛	靠	金裝
simp. (人靠衣装，佛靠金装)		人	靠	衣装	，	佛	靠	金装
Literally: “a man relies on his clothes, the statue of Buddha relies on its gold”.

Alternative forms

• 人要衣裝，佛要金裝 / 人要衣装，佛要金装

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rén kào yīzhuāng, fó kào jīnzhuāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ , ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ kaau³ ji¹ zong¹, fat⁶ kaau³ gam¹ zong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rén kào yīzhuāng, fó kào jīnzhuāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄧ ㄓㄨㄤ , ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rén kào yijhuang, fó kào jinjhuang
    • Wade–Giles: jên² kʻao⁴ i¹-chuang¹, fo² kʻao⁴ chin¹-chuang¹
    • Yale: rén kàu yī-jwāng-, fwó kàu jīn-jwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren kaw ijuang, for kaw jinjuang
    • Palladius: жэнь као ичжуан, фо као цзиньчжуан (žɛnʹ kao ičžuan, fo kao czinʹčžuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ kaau³ ji¹ zong¹, fat⁶ kaau³ gam¹ zong¹
    • Yale: yàhn kaau yī jōng, faht kaau gām jōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ kaau³ ji¹ dzong¹, fat⁹ kaau³ gam¹ dzong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ kao³ yi¹ zong¹, fed⁶ kao³ gem¹ zong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ kʰaːu̯³³ jiː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɐt̚² kʰaːu̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝

1. clothes maketh the man; fine feathers make fine birds