浪子回頭金不換

See also: 浪子回头金不换

Chinese

		loafer; wastrel	to turn around	cannot be exchanged with gold; invaluable; precious cannot be exchanged with gold; invaluable; precious; a kind of inkbrush
trad. (浪子回頭金不換)		浪子	回頭	金不換
simp. (浪子回头金不换)		浪子	回头	金不换

Etymology

Literally: I would not exchange a wayward child who reforms himself for all the money in the world.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): làngzǐ huítóu jīn bù huàn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁶ zi² wui⁴ tau⁴ gam¹ bat¹ wun⁶
Min Nan (POJ): lōng-chú hôe-thiô kim put hoān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: làngzǐ huítóu jīn bù huàn [Phonetic: làngzǐ huítóu jīn bú huàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanqtzyy hweitour jin bu huann
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: long⁶ zi² wui⁴ tau⁴ gam¹ bat¹ wun⁶
  - Yale: lohng jí wùih tàuh gām bāt wuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: long⁶ dzi² wui⁴ tau⁴ gam¹ bat⁷ wun⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: long⁶ ji² wui⁴ teo⁴ gem¹ bed¹ wun⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²² t͡siː³⁵ wuːy̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wuːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lōng-chú hôe-thiô kim put hoān
  - Tâi-lô: lōng-tsú huê-thiô kim put huān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loxngzuo hoe'tiooi kym pud hoan
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³ hue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰio²⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ huan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴¹ hue²³⁻³³ tʰiɤ²³ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ huan³³/

Proverb

浪子回頭金不換

It is rare when someone who has gone astray turns over a new leaf, so we should accept that person with open arms when the person does reform.

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