留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

Chinese
 
leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
 
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 green mountains; mountains with lush forests; Qingshan
 
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though
 
have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
 firewood
 
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever
trad. (留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒) 留 得 青山 在 ， 不怕 沒 柴 燒
simp. (留得青山在，不怕没柴烧) 留 得 青山 在 ， 不怕 没 柴 烧
Literally: “As long as the green mountains are there, one need not worry about firewood.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liú dé qīngshān zài, bùpà méi chái shāo
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄞˊ ㄕㄠ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): lau4 dak1 cing1 saan1 zoi6, bat1 paa3 mut6 caai4 siu1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: liú dé qīngshān zài, bùpà méi chái shāo [Phonetic: liú dé qīngshān zài, búpà méi chái shāo]
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄞˊ ㄕㄠ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liou der chingshan tzay, bupah mei chair shau
      • Tongyong Pinyin: lióu dé cingshan zài, bùpà méi chái shao
      • IPA (key): /ljoʊ̯³⁵ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: lau4 dak1 cing1 saan1 zoi6, bat1 paa3 mut6 caai4 siu1
      • Yale: làuh dāk chīng sāan joih, bāt pa muht chàaih sīu
      • Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 dak7 tsing1 saan1 dzoi6, bat7 paa3 mut9 tsaai4 siu1
      • Guangdong Romanization: leo4 deg1 qing1 san1 zoi6, bed1 pa3 mud6 cai4 xiu1
      • IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ tɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ säːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːy̯²² pɐt̚⁵ pʰäː³³ muːt̚² t͡sʰäːi̯²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

  1. While there's life, there's hope.
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