"欺山莫欺水" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hei̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /hei̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: qīshānmòqīshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hei¹ saan¹ mok⁶ hei¹ seoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], qīshānmòqīshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cishanmòcishuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻi¹-shan¹-mo⁴-chʻi¹-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chī-shān-mwò-chī-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale], chishanmohchishoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цишаньмоцишуй [Mandarin, Palladius], cišanʹmocišuj [Mandarin, Palladius], hēi sāan mohk hēi séui [Cantonese, Yale], hei¹ saan¹ mok⁹ hei¹ soey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], héi¹ san¹ mog⁶ héi¹ sêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 欺山莫欺水
  1. Rather climb a mountain than swim or play in the water; i.e. better the Devil you know, alluding to the fact that when climbing a mountain, all dangers are clearly visible but when swimming, there may be invisible dangers lurking.
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "chʻi¹-shan¹-mo⁴-chʻi¹-shui³"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chī-shān-mwò-chī-shwěi"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chishanmohchishoei"
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      "zh-pron": "цишаньмоцишуй"
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      "zh-pron": "cišanʹmocišuj"
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      "zh-pron": "hēi sāan mohk hēi séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei¹ saan¹ mok⁹ hei¹ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi¹ san¹ mog⁶ héi¹ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/hei̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
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      "zh-pron": "qīshānmòqīshuǐ"
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "qīshānmòqīshuǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "cishanmòcishuěi"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "chʻi¹-shan¹-mo⁴-chʻi¹-shui³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chī-shān-mwò-chī-shwěi"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "chishanmohchishoei"
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      "zh-pron": "цишаньмоцишуй"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cišanʹmocišuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "hēi sāan mohk hēi séui"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei¹ saan¹ mok⁹ hei¹ soey²"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi¹ san¹ mog⁶ héi¹ sêu²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hei̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hei̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
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