虎死留皮，人死留名

Chinese

		tiger	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	leather; skin; fur		man; person; people	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (虎死留皮，人死留名)		虎	死	留	皮	，	人	死	留	名
simp. #(虎死留皮，人死留名)		虎	死	留	皮	，	人	死	留	名
Literally: “when a tiger dies, it leaves behind its pelt; when a person dies, they leave behind their name”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǔ sǐ liú pí, rén sǐ liú míng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˇ ㄙˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ , ㄖㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǔ sǐ liú pí, rén sǐ liú míng [Phonetic: húsǐliúpí,rénsǐliúmíng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄙˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ , ㄖㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǔ sǐh lióu pí, rén sǐh lióu míng
    • Wade–Giles: hu³ ssŭ³ liu² pʻi², jên² ssŭ³ liu² ming²
    • Yale: hǔ sž lyóu pí-, rén sž lyóu míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huu syy liou pyi, ren syy liou ming
    • Palladius: ху сы лю пи, жэнь сы лю мин (xu sy lju pi, žɛnʹ sy lju min)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

Proverb

虎死留皮，人死留名

1. a person should focus on the legacy they will have on others

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (虎死留皮，人死留名):

• → Korean: 호사유피 인사유명(虎死留皮，人死留名)