家書抵萬金

See also: 家书抵万金

Chinese

		letter to or from one's family or home	hold up; on the whole; push against hold up; on the whole; push against; to support; to resist; to reach; to arrive; mortgage	ten thousand; a great number; surname	metal; gold; money
trad. (家書抵萬金)		家書	抵	萬	金
simp. (家书抵万金)		家书	抵	万	金

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāshū dǐ wàn jīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāshū dǐ wàn jīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiashu dǐ wàn jin
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-shu¹ ti³ wan⁴ chin¹
    • Yale: jyā-shū dǐ wàn jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiashu dii wann jin
    • Palladius: цзяшу ди вань цзинь (czjašu di vanʹ czinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Proverb

家書抵萬金

1. A letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold.