求人不如求己

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	man; person; people	to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	6th heavenly stem; self
trad. (求人不如求己)		求	人	不如	求	己
simp. ^#(求人不如求己)		求	人	不如	求	己

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiúrén bùrú qiújǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kau⁴ jan⁴ bat¹ jyu⁴ kau⁴ gei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiúrén bùrú qiújǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cióurén bùrú cióujǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-jên² pu⁴-ju² chʻiu²-chi³
  - Yale: chyóu-rén bù-rú chyóu-jǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyouren buru chyoujii
  - Palladius: цюжэнь бужу цюцзи (cjužɛnʹ bužu cjuczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵⁻⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kau⁴ jan⁴ bat¹ jyu⁴ kau⁴ gei²
  - Yale: kàuh yàhn bāt yùh kàuh géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁴ jan⁴ bat⁷ jy⁴ kau⁴ gei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: keo⁴ yen⁴ bed¹ yu⁴ keo⁴ géi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/

Proverb

求人不如求己

it's better to rely on yourself than on the help of others; if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

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