殺人償命，欠債還錢

Chinese

		to kill someone; to murder	to pay a life for a life; to pay with one's life		to be in debt; to owe a debt; debt to be in debt; to owe a debt; debt; the sum owed	to pay back money; to repay; to pay
trad. (殺人償命，欠債還錢)		殺人	償命	，	欠債	還錢
simp. (杀人偿命，欠债还钱)		杀人	偿命	，	欠债	还钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shārén chángmìng, qiànzhài huánqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ , ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shārén chángmìng, qiànzhài huánqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ , ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sharén chángmìng, ciànjhài huáncián
    • Wade–Giles: sha¹-jên² chʻang²-ming⁴, chʻien⁴-chai⁴ huan²-chʻien²
    • Yale: shā-rén cháng-mìng-, chyàn-jài hwán-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sharen charngminq, chiannjay hwanchyan
    • Palladius: шажэнь чанмин, цяньчжай хуаньцянь (šažɛnʹ čanmin, cjanʹčžaj xuanʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Proverb

殺人償命，欠債還錢

1. a murderer must pay with his life as a debtor pays with money