看天吃飯

Chinese

		to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think	day; sky; heaven	to eat cooked rice; to eat; to have a meal
trad. (看天吃飯)		看	天	吃飯
simp. (看天吃饭)		看	天	吃饭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kàntiānchīfàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kàntiānchīfàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kàntianchihfàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻan⁴-tʻien¹-chʻih¹-fan⁴
    • Yale: kàn-tyān-chr̄-fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanntianchyfann
    • Palladius: каньтяньчифань (kanʹtjanʹčifanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/

Idiom

看天吃飯

1. one's livelihood depends on the weather