請神容易送神難

Chinese
 
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc); to request
 
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
easy; simple; likely; liable
 
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
 
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
trad. (請神容易送神難) 請 神 容易 送 神 難
simp. (请神容易送神难) 请 神 容易 送 神 难
Literally: “It's easy to invite a god, but not so easy to get rid of a god.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qǐng shén róngyì sòng shén nán
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄢˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: qǐng shén róngyì sòng shén nán
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄢˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiing shern rongyih sonq shern nan
      • IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂən³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ sʊŋ⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ nän³⁵/

Proverb

請神容易送神難

  1. Some people are only too willing to help you, but then you can't get rid of them.
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