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錢不是萬能,但沒錢萬萬不能

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Chinese

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coin; money to not be
but; yet; however
but; yet; however; only; merely; still
 
have not; drowned; to end
have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
 
coin; money absolutely; hundred million
cannot; must not; should not
cannot; must not; should not; to be unable to; to fail to
 
trad. (錢不是萬能,但沒錢萬萬不能) 不是 萬能 萬萬 不能
simp. (钱不是万能,但没钱万万不能) 不是 万能 万万 不能

Pronunciation

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  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: qián bùshì wànnéng, dàn méi qián wànwàn bùnéng [Phonetic: qián shì wànnéng, dàn méi qián wànwàn bùnéng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄥˊ , ㄉㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: cián bùshìh wànnéng, dàn méi cián wànwàn bùnéng
      • Wade–Giles: chʻien2 pu4-shih4 wan4-nêng2, tan4 mei2 chʻien2 wan4-wan4 pu4-nêng2
      • Yale: chyán bù-shr̀ wàn-néng-, dàn méi chyán wàn-wàn bù-néng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan bushyh wannneng, dann mei chyan wannwann buneng
      • Palladius: цянь буши ваньнэн, дань мэй цянь ваньвань бунэн (cjanʹ buši vanʹnɛn, danʹ mɛj cjanʹ vanʹvanʹ bunɛn)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tän⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

Proverb

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錢不是萬能,但沒錢萬萬不能

  1. money is not everything, but without money, you are nothing