養兒一百歲，長憂九十九

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)	son; child; diminutive suffix	one hundred; a hundred	year; years old; (a measure word)		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	worried	ninety-nine; 99
trad. (養兒一百歲，長憂九十九)		養	兒	一百	歲	，	長	憂	九十九
simp. (养儿一百岁，长忧九十九)		养	儿	一百	岁	，	长	忧	九十九
Literally: “When a parent raises a child for 100 years, he/she would worry for him/her for 99 years”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngér yībǎi suì, cháng yōu jiǔshíjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄜˊㄦ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ , ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ ji⁴ jat¹ baak³ seoi³, coeng⁴ jau¹ gau² sap⁶ gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngér yībǎi suì, cháng yōu jiǔshíjiǔ [Phonetic: yǎngér yìbǎi suì, cháng yōu jiǔshíjiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄜˊㄦ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ , ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngér yibǎi suèi, cháng you jiǒushíhjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-ko²-ʼrh i¹-pai³ sui⁴, chʻang² yu¹ chiu³-shih²-chiu³
    • Yale: yǎn-gér yī-bǎi swèi-, cháng yōu jyǒu-shŕ-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanger'l ibae suey, charng iou jeoushyrjeou
    • Palladius: яньгэр ибай суй, чан ю цзюшицзю (janʹgɛr ibaj suj, čan ju czjušiczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤɻ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ ji⁴ jat¹ baak³ seoi³, coeng⁴ jau¹ gau² sap⁶ gau²
    • Yale: yéuhng yìh yāt baak seui, chèuhng yāu gáu sahp gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ ji⁴ jat⁷ baak⁸ soey³, tsoeng⁴ jau¹ gau² sap⁹ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ yi⁴ yed¹ bag³ sêu³, cêng⁴ yeo¹ geo² seb⁶ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ jiː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ paːk̚³ sɵy̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sɐp̚² kɐu̯³⁵/

Proverb

養兒一百歲，長憂九十九

1. A parent always cares about their children no matter how old they are.