人要面，樹要皮 in Chinese

IPA: /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯³³ miːn²²⁻³⁵ syː²² jiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯³³ miːn²²⁻³⁵ syː²² jiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: jan⁴ jiu³ min⁶⁻², syu⁶ jiu³ pei⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yàhn yiu mín, syuh yiu pèih [Cantonese, Yale], jan⁴ jiu³ min⁶⁻², sy⁶ jiu³ pei⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yen⁴ yiu³ min⁶⁻², xu⁶ yiu³ péi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 人要面，树要皮 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 人要面，樹要皮

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  "word": "人要面，樹要皮"
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"人要面，樹要皮" meaning in Chinese

Proverb