但行好事,莫問前程
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]but; yet; however but; yet; however; only; merely; still |
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
good thing; happy event; joyous occasion | do not; there is none who | to ask | ||||
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trad. (但行好事,莫問前程) | 但 | 行 | 好事 | , | 莫 | 問 | 前程 | |
simp. (但行好事,莫问前程) | 但 | 行 | 好事 | , | 莫 | 问 | 前程 |
Etymology
[edit]Attested in the poem Tian Dao (天道) by 馮道 (Feng Dao) in a similar form:
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ , ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàn síng hǎoshìh, mò wùn ciánchéng
- Wade–Giles: tan4 hsing2 hao3-shih4, mo4 wên4 chʻien2-chʻêng2
- Yale: dàn syíng hǎu-shr̀-, mwò wèn chyán-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dann shyng haoshyh, moh wenn chyancherng
- Palladius: дань син хаоши, мо вэнь цяньчэн (danʹ sin xaoši, mo vɛnʹ cjanʹčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tän⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
[edit]但行好事,莫問前程
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