無魚，蝦也好 in Chinese

IPA: /u³⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/ [Hokkien, Singapore], /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/ [Hokkien, Singapore], /bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/ [Hokkien, Singapore], /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/ [Hokkien, Singapore], /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵ he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia¹¹ ho⁵²/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /u³⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/, /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/, /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/, /bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/, /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/, /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/, /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵ he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia¹¹ ho⁵²/ Chinese transliterations: wú yú, xiā yě hǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄩˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄒㄧㄚㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bô hî [Hokkien, POJ], hê iā hó [Hokkien, POJ], hê ā hó [Hokkien, POJ], bô hîr [Hokkien, POJ], bho⁵ he⁵, hê⁵ ia⁷ ho² [Peng'im, Teochew], wú yú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], xiā yě hǎo [Phonetic:wúyú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], xiāyéhǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wú yú, sia yě hǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu² yü², hsia¹ yeh³ hao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú yú-, syā yě hǎu [Mandarin, Yale], wu yu, shia yee hao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], у юй [Mandarin, Palladius], ся е хао [Mandarin, Palladius], u juj [Mandarin, Palladius], sja je xao [Mandarin, Palladius], bô hî, hê iā hó [Hokkien, POJ], bô hî, hê iā hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bô hî, hê ā hó [Hokkien, POJ], bô hî, hê ā hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bô hîr, hê iā hó [Hokkien, POJ], bô hîr, hê iā hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bô hîr, hê ā hó [Hokkien, POJ], bô hîr, hê ā hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bô hṳ̂, hê iā hó [POJ, Teochew] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 無魚，蝦也好

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      "expansion": "無魚，蝦也好",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
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      "id": "en-無魚，蝦也好-zh-proverb-tIrv~7Dp",
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "無魚，蝦嘛好"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "无鱼，虾嘛好"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú, xiā yě hǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bho⁵ he⁵, hê⁵ ia⁷ ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiā yě hǎo [Phonetic:wúyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāyéhǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú, sia yě hǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu² yü², hsia¹ yeh³ hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú-, syā yě hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu yu, shia yee hao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "у юй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ся е хао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "u juj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sja je xao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hṳ̂, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵ he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia¹¹ ho⁵²/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵ he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia¹¹ ho⁵²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無魚，蝦也好"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "proverb"
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      "expansion": "無魚，蝦也好",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
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        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien proverbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
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        "Requests for pronunciation in Cantonese entries",
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        "Teochew proverbs"
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        "it is alright to settle for something less; it is better to have something than have nothing"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú, xiā yě hǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bho⁵ he⁵, hê⁵ ia⁷ ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiā yě hǎo [Phonetic:wúyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāyéhǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú, sia yě hǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu² yü², hsia¹ yeh³ hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú yú-, syā yě hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu yu, shia yee hao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "у юй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ся е хао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "u juj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sja je xao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê ā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hṳ̂, hê iā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵ he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia¹¹ ho⁵²/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ a²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵ he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia¹¹ ho⁵²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "無魚，蝦嘛好"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "无鱼，虾嘛好"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無魚，蝦也好"
}

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"無魚，蝦也好" meaning in Chinese

Proverb