沒有金剛鑽，別攬瓷器活

Chinese

		to not have; to have no; to not be to not have; to have no; to not be; there is no; there isn't any; there are no; there aren't any	diamond		other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin	monopolize; seize	porcelain; china; chinaware	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
trad. (沒有金剛鑽，別攬瓷器活)		沒有	金剛鑽	，	別	攬	瓷器	活
simp. (没有金刚钻，别揽瓷器活)		没有	金刚钻	，	别	揽	瓷器	活
Literally: “If you don't have a diamond, stay out of the porcelain business.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqìhuó

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄗㄨㄢˋ , ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˇ ㄘˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqìhuó
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄗㄨㄢˋ , ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˇ ㄘˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méiyǒu jingangzuàn, bié lǎn cíhcìhuó
    • Wade–Giles: mei²-yu³ chin¹-kang¹-tsuan⁴, pieh² lan³ tzʻŭ²-chʻi⁴-huo²
    • Yale: méi-yǒu jīn-gāng-dzwàn-, byé lǎn tsź-chì-hwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meiyeou jingangtzuann, bye laan tsyrchihhwo
    • Palladius: мэйю цзиньганцзуань, бе лань цыцихо (mɛjju czinʹganczuanʹ, be lanʹ cycixo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯än⁵¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

Proverb

沒有金剛鑽，別攬瓷器活

1. if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 冇咁大個頭，唔好戴咁大頂帽／冇咁大个头，唔好戴咁大顶帽