順我者昌,逆我者嫖娼
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable |
I; me | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something) | prosperous; flourish | contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel |
I; me | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something) | to visit prostitutes; to engage the services of prostitutes | |||
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trad. (順我者昌,逆我者嫖娼) | 順 | 我 | 者 | 昌 | , | 逆 | 我 | 者 | 嫖娼 | |
simp. (顺我者昌,逆我者嫖娼) | 顺 | 我 | 者 | 昌 | , | 逆 | 我 | 者 | 嫖娼 | |
Literally: “Those who obey me prosper; those who oppose me are sex-buyers.” |
Etymology
[edit]A pun based on the phrase 順我者昌,逆我者亡/顺我者昌,逆我者亡 (shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě wáng), by replacing 亡 (wáng) with 嫖娼 (piáochāng, “to visit prostitutes”), of which the second syllable 娼 (chāng) is homophonous with the last word 昌 (chāng) in the first half of the phrase. This pun refers to the practice of framing dissidents for visiting prostitutes by the PRC government.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔㄤ , ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shùn wǒ jhě chang, nì wǒ jhě piáochang
- Wade–Giles: shun4 wo3 chê3 chʻang1, ni4 wo3 chê3 pʻiao2-chʻang1
- Yale: shwùn wǒ jě chāng-, nì wǒ jě pyáu-chāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuenn woo jee chang, nih woo jee pyauchang
- Palladius: шунь во чжэ чан, ни во чжэ пяочан (šunʹ vo čžɛ čan, ni vo čžɛ pjaočan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seon6 ngo5 ze2 coeng1, jik6 ngo5 ze2 piu4 coeng1
- Yale: seuhn ngóh jé chēung, yihk ngóh jé pìuh chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: soen6 ngo5 dze2 tsoeng1, jik9 ngo5 dze2 piu4 tsoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: sên6 ngo5 zé2 cêng1, yig6 ngo5 zé2 piu4 cêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
[edit]順我者昌,逆我者嫖娼
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