常言道

Chinese

		saying	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (常言道)		常言	道
simp. #(常言道)		常言	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángyán dào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁴ jin⁴ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángyán dào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángyán dào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-yen² tao⁴
    • Yale: cháng-yán dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngyan daw
    • Palladius: чанъянь дао (čanʺjanʹ dao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁴ jin⁴ dou⁶
    • Yale: sèuhng yìhn douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁴ jin⁴ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁴ yin⁴ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ tou̯²²/

Phrase

常言道

1. as the saying goes

   • 常言道　人生像演戲 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     常言道　人生像演戏 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 鄧婉玲, music and lyrics by 西伯, 全因為祢

     soeng⁴ jin⁴ dou⁶, jan⁴ sang¹ zoeng⁶ jin² hei³ [Jyutping]

     As people always say, life is like a play

Synonyms

• 俗話說／俗话说 (súhuà shuō)