你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何

Chinese

		you	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	appearance; shape; air appearance; shape; air; manner	like what?; how; what like what?; how; what; in what way; how about; what about		you	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	date; day; time	also; too	certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	like what?; how; what like what?; how; what; in what way; how about; what about
trad. (你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何)		你	的	樣子	如何	，	你	的	日子	也	必	如何
simp. (你的样子如何，你的日子也必如何)		你	的	样子	如何	，	你	的	日子	也	必	如何

Etymology

From modifying the following biblical verse in the Chinese Union Version of Deuteronomy 33:25:

你的日子如何，你的力量也必如何。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

From: 和合本 (Héhéběn) (Chinese Union Version), 申命記 (Deuteronomy) 33:25

Nǐ de rìzǐ rúhé, nǐ de lìliàng yě bì rúhé. [Pinyin]

And as thy days, so shall thy strength be. (KJV)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǐ de yàngzǐ rúhé, nǐ de rìzǐ yě bì rúhé

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ , ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄖˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁵ dik¹ joeng⁶ zi² jyu⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik¹ jat⁶ zi² jaa⁵ bit¹ jyu⁴ ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ de yàngzǐ rúhé, nǐ de rìzǐ yě bì rúhé [Phonetic: nǐdeyàngzǐrúhé,nǐderìzíyěbìrúhé]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ , ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄖˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ de̊ yàngzǐh rúhé, nǐ de̊ rìhzǐh yě bì rúhé
  - Wade–Giles: ni³ tê⁵ yang⁴-tzŭ³ ju²-ho², ni³ tê⁵ jih⁴-tzŭ³ yeh³ pi⁴ ju²-ho²
  - Yale: nǐ de yàng-dž rú-hé-, nǐ de r̀-dž yě bì rú-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii .de yanqtzyy ruher, nii .de ryhtzyy yee bih ruher
  - Palladius: ни дэ янцзы жухэ, ни дэ жицзы е би жухэ (ni dɛ janczy žuxɛ, ni dɛ žiczy je bi žuxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ jɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ni²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁵ dik¹ joeng⁶ zi² jyu⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik¹ jat⁶ zi² jaa⁵ bit¹ jyu⁴ ho⁴
  - Yale: néih dīk yeuhng jí yùh hòh, néih dīk yaht jí yáh bīt yùh hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁵ dik⁷ joeng⁶ dzi² jy⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik⁷ jat⁹ dzi² jaa⁵ bit⁷ jy⁴ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: néi⁵ dig¹ yêng⁶ ji² yu⁴ ho⁴, néi⁵ dig¹ yed⁶ ji² ya⁵ bid¹ yu⁴ ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯¹³ tɪk̚⁵ jœːŋ²² t͡siː³⁵ jyː²¹ hɔː²¹ nei̯¹³ tɪk̚⁵ jɐt̚² t͡siː³⁵ jaː¹³ piːt̚⁵ jyː²¹ hɔː²¹/

Proverb

你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何

(Hong Kong, neologism) Your face, your fate. One's fate and how one is treated in life depends on one's looks; A good-looking person will always be treated well, while an unattractive person will be treated badly.

Synonyms

你的樣子如何，你的命運也必如何／你的样子如何，你的命运也必如何 (nǐ de yàngzǐ rúhé, nǐ demìng yùn yě bìrú hé)

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