拳不離手，曲不離口
Chinese
| fist | not; no | to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from |
hand; convenient; ‑er | tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong |
not; no | to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | |||
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| trad. (拳不離手，曲不離口) | 拳 | 不 | 離 | 手 | ， | 曲 | 不 | 離 | 口 | |
| simp. (拳不离手，曲不离口) | 拳 | 不 | 离 | 手 | ， | 曲 | 不 | 离 | 口 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: quánbùlíshǒu, qūbùlíkǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ , ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánbùlíshǒu, cyubùlíkǒu
- Wade–Giles: chʻüan2-pu4-li2-shou3, chʻü1-pu4-li2-kʻou3
- Yale: chywán-bù-lí-shǒu-, chyū-bù-lí-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanbulishoou, chiubulikoou
- Palladius: цюаньбулишоу, цюйбуликоу (cjuanʹbulišou, cjujbulikou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: kyun4 bat1 lei4 sau2, kuk1 bat1 lei4 hau2
- Yale: kyùhn bāt lèih sáu, kūk bāt lèih háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: kyn4 bat7 lei4 sau2, kuk7 bat7 lei4 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: kün4 bed1 léi4 seo2, kug1 bed1 léi4 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰyːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
Proverb
拳不離手，曲不離口
- Only through diligent practice can one become proficient in the skill or art.