萬變不離其宗

Chinese

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|- ! !ten thousand; a great number; Wan (surname)

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to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion

!not; no

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to leave; to depart; to go away; from

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his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

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school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family

|- !trad. (萬變不離其宗) | 萬 | 變 | 不 | 離 | 其 | 宗 |- !simp. (万变不离其宗) | 万 | 变 | 不 | 离 | 其 | 宗 |}

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
      • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wann biann bu4 li chyi tzong
      • IPA (key): /u̯a̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

萬變不離其宗

  1. No matter how much one alters something, it will still retain its essence.
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