謀事在人，成事在天

Chinese

		to plan matters; to look for a job	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	man; person; people		to accomplish a task; to succeed; to complete a mission	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	day; sky; heaven
trad. (謀事在人，成事在天)		謀事	在	人	，	成事	在	天
simp. (谋事在人，成事在天)		谋事	在	人	，	成事	在	天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁴ si⁶ zoi⁶ jan⁴, sing⁴ si⁶ zoi⁶ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móushìh zài rén, chéngshìh zài tian
    • Wade–Giles: mou²-shih⁴ tsai⁴ jên², chʻêng²-shih⁴ tsai⁴ tʻien¹
    • Yale: móu-shr̀ dzài rén-, chéng-shr̀ dzài tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moushyh tzay ren, cherngshyh tzay tian
    • Palladius: моуши цзай жэнь, чэнши цзай тянь (mouši czaj žɛnʹ, čɛnši czaj tjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mau⁴ si⁶ zoi⁶ jan⁴, sing⁴ si⁶ zoi⁶ tin¹
    • Yale: màuh sih joih yàhn, sìhng sih joih tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁴ si⁶ dzoi⁶ jan⁴, sing⁴ si⁶ dzoi⁶ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: meo⁴ xi⁶ zoi⁶ yen⁴, xing⁴ xi⁶ zoi⁶ tin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯²¹ siː²² t͡sɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹ siː²² t͡sɔːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Proverb

謀事在人，成事在天

1. man proposes, God disposes