未蒙其利，先受其害

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	Mongolia; cover	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
trad. (未蒙其利，先受其害)		未	蒙	其	利	，	先	受	其	害
simp. #(未蒙其利，先受其害)		未	蒙	其	利	，	先	受	其	害

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèi méng qí lì, xiān shòu qí hài

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ , ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèi méng qí lì, xiān shòu qí hài
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ , ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèi méng cí lì, sian shòu cí hài
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴ mêng² chʻi² li⁴, hsien¹ shou⁴ chʻi² hai⁴
    • Yale: wèi méng chí lì-, syān shòu chí hài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey meng chyi lih, shian show chyi hay
    • Palladius: вэй мэн ци ли, сянь шоу ци хай (vɛj mɛn ci li, sjanʹ šou ci xaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

未蒙其利，先受其害

1. to receive damage from something long before getting any benefit from it