求人不如求己
Chinese
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
man; person; people to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech6th heavenly stem; self simp. and trad.
(求人不如求己)求 人 不如 求 己
Etymology
Literally "begging others is no better than begging oneself".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyouren bu4ru chyoujii
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: kau4 jan4 bat1 jyu4 kau4 gei2
- Yale: kàuh yàhn bāt yùh kàuh géi
- Cantonese Pinyin: kau4 jan4 bat7 jy4 kau4 gei2
- Guangdong Romanization: keo4 yen4 bed1 yu4 keo4 géi2
- IPA (key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Proverb
求人不如求己
- it's better to rely on yourself than on the help of others; if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
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