"小時偷針,大時偷金" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/, /siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xiǎo shí tōu zhēn, dà shí tōu jīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄓㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], siu² si⁴ tau¹ zam¹, daai⁶ si⁴ tau¹ gam¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiǎo shí tōu zhēn, dà shí tōu jīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siǎo shíh tou jhen, dà shíh tou jin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsiao³ shih² tʻou¹ chên¹, ta⁴ shih² tʻou¹ chin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syǎu shŕ tōu jēn-, dà shŕ tōu jīn [Mandarin, Yale], sheau shyr tou jen, dah shyr tou jin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сяо ши тоу чжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], да ши тоу цзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], sjao ši tou čžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], da ši tou czinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], síu sìh tāu jām, daaih sìh tāu gām [Cantonese, Yale], siu² si⁴ tau¹ dzam¹, daai⁶ si⁴ tau¹ gam¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xiu² xi⁴ teo¹ zem¹, dai⁶ xi⁴ teo¹ gem¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 小时偷针,大时偷金
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 小時偷針,大時偷金
  1. One who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious.
    Sense id: en-小時偷針,大時偷金-zh-proverb-yZD4wfN4 Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 小時偷針,大時偷金 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 細時偷針,大時偷金 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 小時偷針,大時偷金 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 還細偷針,大欸偷金 [Hakka, Meixian], 還細偷針,大哩偷金 [Hakka, Changting], 細時偷針,大來偷金 [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], 細時偷針,大來偷金 [Hakka, Sixian, Pingtung], 細時偷針,大來偷金 [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], 細時偷針,大來偷金 [Hakka, Taichung], 細漢偷針,大漢偷金 [Hakka, Yunlin], 細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉 [Xiamen], 細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛 [Xiamen], 細漢偷割匏,大漢偷牽牛 [Xiamen], 序細偷挽匏,序大偷牽牛 [Xiamen], 細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉 [Quanzhou], 細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛 [Quanzhou], 細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉 [Zhangzhou], 細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛 [Zhangzhou]
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  "literal_meaning": "one who steals a needle during childhood will steal gold as an adult",
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        "One who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious."
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          "word": "細時偷針,大時偷金"
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          "word": "小時偷針,大時偷金"
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            "Meixian"
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          "word": "還細偷針,大欸偷金"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Changting"
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          "word": "還細偷針,大哩偷金"
        },
        {
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            "Hakka",
            "Sixian",
            "Miaoli",
            "Northern"
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          "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Sixian",
            "Pingtung"
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          "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
        },
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            "Hakka",
            "Hsinchu-County"
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          "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
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        {
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            "Taichung"
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          "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Yunlin"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷針,大漢偷金"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷割匏,大漢偷牽牛"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "序細偷挽匏,序大偷牽牛"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Quanzhou"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Quanzhou"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Zhangzhou"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Zhangzhou"
          ],
          "word": "細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛"
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎo shí tōu zhēn, dà shí tōu jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄓㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² si⁴ tau¹ zam¹, daai⁶ si⁴ tau¹ gam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎo shí tōu zhēn, dà shí tōu jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎo shíh tou jhen, dà shíh tou jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³ shih² tʻou¹ chên¹, ta⁴ shih² tʻou¹ chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu shŕ tōu jēn-, dà shŕ tōu jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheau shyr tou jen, dah shyr tou jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяо ши тоу чжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "да ши тоу цзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjao ši tou čžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da ši tou czinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síu sìh tāu jām, daaih sìh tāu gām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² si⁴ tau¹ dzam¹, daai⁶ si⁴ tau¹ gam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu² xi⁴ teo¹ zem¹, dai⁶ xi⁴ teo¹ gem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "小時偷針,大時偷金"
}
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      "form": "小时偷针,大时偷金",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "one who steals a needle during childhood will steal gold as an adult",
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        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 偷",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 大",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 小",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "crime",
          "crime"
        ],
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎo shí tōu zhēn, dà shí tōu jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄓㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² si⁴ tau¹ zam¹, daai⁶ si⁴ tau¹ gam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎo shí tōu zhēn, dà shí tōu jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎo shíh tou jhen, dà shíh tou jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³ shih² tʻou¹ chên¹, ta⁴ shih² tʻou¹ chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu shŕ tōu jēn-, dà shŕ tōu jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheau shyr tou jen, dah shyr tou jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяо ши тоу чжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "да ши тоу цзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjao ši tou čžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da ši tou czinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síu sìh tāu jām, daaih sìh tāu gām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² si⁴ tau¹ dzam¹, daai⁶ si⁴ tau¹ gam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu² xi⁴ teo¹ zem¹, dai⁶ xi⁴ teo¹ gem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² siː²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "小時偷針,大時偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "細時偷針,大時偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "小時偷針,大時偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian"
      ],
      "word": "還細偷針,大欸偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Changting"
      ],
      "word": "還細偷針,大哩偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Pingtung"
      ],
      "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Taichung"
      ],
      "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "細時偷針,大來偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Yunlin"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷針,大漢偷金"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷割匏,大漢偷牽牛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "序細偷挽匏,序大偷牽牛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷攑針,大漢偷攑杉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "細漢偷挽匏,大漢偷牽牛"
    }
  ],
  "word": "小時偷針,大時偷金"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.