做一行怨一行

Chinese

		to do; to make; to produce	a group travelling or working together; a party; one row a group travelling or working together; a party; one row; one line	blame; complain	a group travelling or working together; a party; one row a group travelling or working together; a party; one row; one line
trad. (做一行怨一行)		做	一行	怨	一行
simp. #(做一行怨一行)		做	一行	怨	一行
Literally: “work a profession, complain about the same profession”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuò yīháng yuàn yīháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄏㄤˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄧ ㄏㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuò yīháng yuàn yīháng [Phonetic: zuò yìháng yuàn yìháng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄏㄤˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄧ ㄏㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuò yiháng yuàn yiháng
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴ i¹-hang² yüan⁴ i¹-hang²
    • Yale: dzwò yī-háng ywàn yī-háng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoh iharng yuann iharng
    • Palladius: цзо ихан юань ихан (czo ixan juanʹ ixan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

Proverb

做一行怨一行

1. no matter the work, there will be something to take issue with; the grass is always greener on the other side jobwise

   • 「做一行怨一行」，我們常聽到很多人埋怨自己入錯行，抱怨自己從事的行業競爭激烈，即使投入很多精力也難賺到錢。 [MSC, trad.]
     「做一行怨一行」，我们常听到很多人埋怨自己入错行，抱怨自己从事的行业竞争激烈，即使投入很多精力也难赚到钱。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2022 September 2022, 業績治百病, Cheng Ping Keat (鄭秉吉), Oriental Daily News

     “zuòyīxíngyuànyīxíng”, wǒmen cháng tīng dào hěnduō rén máiyuàn zìjǐ rù cuò xíng, bàoyuàn zìjǐ cóngshì de xíngyè jìngzhēng jīliè, jíshǐ tóurù hěnduō jīnglì yě nán zhuàn dào qián. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 在職怨職 / 在职怨职 (Taiwanese Hokkien)