閻王叫你三更死，誰敢留人到五更

Chinese

			to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	you	third watch; midnight	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid		who	dare	leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	man; person; people	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	the five watches of the night; fifth watch
trad. (閻王叫你三更死，誰敢留人到五更)		閻王	叫	你	三更	死	，	誰	敢	留	人	到	五更
simp. (阎王叫你三更死，谁敢留人到五更)		阎王	叫	你	三更	死	，	谁	敢	留	人	到	五更
Literally: “When Yama decides you are to die at midnight, who dares to keep you till dawn?”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yánwáng jiào nǐ sāngēng sǐ, shéi gǎn liú rén dào wǔgēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄙˇ , ㄕㄟˊ ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yánwáng jiào nǐ sāngēng sǐ, shéi gǎn liú rén dào wǔgēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄙˇ , ㄕㄟˊ ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yánwáng jiào nǐ sangeng sǐh, shéi gǎn lióu rén dào wǔgeng
    • Wade–Giles: Yen²-wang² chiao⁴ ni³ san¹-kêng¹ ssŭ³, shei² kan³ liu² jên² tao⁴ wu³-kêng¹
    • Yale: Yán-wáng jyàu nǐ sān-gēng sž-, shéi gǎn lyóu rén dàu wǔ-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanwang jiaw nii sangeng syy, sheir gaan liou ren daw wuugeng
    • Palladius: Яньван цзяо ни саньгэн сы, шэй гань лю жэнь дао угэн (Janʹvan czjao ni sanʹgɛn sy, šɛj ganʹ lju žɛnʹ dao ugɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

閻王叫你三更死，誰敢留人到五更

1. When death comes, there will be no postponement.