神仙打架，小鬼遭殃

Chinese

		immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	to come to blows; to fight; to scuffle to come to blows; to fight; to scuffle; to quarrel; to argue; to have a row		demon of lower rank; underling of a supernatural being	to meet with disaster; to suffer a calamity
trad. (神仙打架，小鬼遭殃)		神仙	打架	，	小鬼	遭殃
simp. #(神仙打架，小鬼遭殃)		神仙	打架	，	小鬼	遭殃
Literally: “When the deities fight, the imps will suffer.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ , ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄠ ㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng [Phonetic: shénxiāndǎjià,xiáoguǐzāoyāng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ , ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄠ ㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shénsian dǎjià, siǎoguěi zaoyang
    • Wade–Giles: shên²-hsien¹ ta³-chia⁴, hsiao³-kuei³ tsao¹-yang¹
    • Yale: shén-syān dǎ-jyà-, syǎu-gwěi dzāu-yāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernshian daajiah, sheaugoei tzauiang
    • Palladius: шэньсянь дацзя, сяогуй цзаоян (šɛnʹsjanʹ daczja, sjaoguj czaojan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

神仙打架，小鬼遭殃

1. disagreement of leaders causes disorder in subordinates
2. confrontation of politicians causes suffering to ordinary people