自助者天助之

Chinese

		to help oneself; to serve oneself; buffet	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)	day; sky; heaven	to help; to assist	's; him/her/it; this
simp. and trad. (自助者天助之)		自助	者	天	助	之

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìzhù zhě tiān zhù zhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zo⁶ ze² tin¹ zo⁶ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìzhù zhě tiān zhù zhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjhù jhě tian jhù jhih
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chu⁴ chê³ tʻien¹ chu⁴ chih¹
    • Yale: dz̀-jù jě tyān jù jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjuh jee tian juh jy
    • Palladius: цзычжу чжэ тянь чжу чжи (czyčžu čžɛ tjanʹ čžu čži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ zo⁶ ze² tin¹ zo⁶ zi¹
    • Yale: jih joh jé tīn joh jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzo⁶ dze² tin¹ dzo⁶ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ zo⁶ zé² tin¹ zo⁶ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sɔː²² t͡sɛː³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

Proverb

自助者天助之

1. heaven helps those who help themselves

Synonyms

• 自助者天助 (zìzhù zhě tiān zhù)
• 天助自助 (tiānzhùzìzhù)