麻雀雖小，五臟俱全

Chinese
sparrow; tree sparrow although; even though
 
small; tiny; few; young
 five internal organs having or provided with everything
trad. (麻雀雖小，五臟俱全) 麻雀 雖 小 ， 五臟 俱全
simp. (麻雀虽小，五脏俱全) 麻雀 虽 小 ， 五脏 俱全
Literally: “A sparrow may be small, but it has all its vital organs.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): máquè suī xiǎo, wǔzàng jùquán
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˇ, ㄨˇ ㄗㄤˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): maa4 zoek3 seoi1 siu2, ng5 zong6 keoi1 cyun4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: máquè suī xiǎo, wǔzàng jùquán
      • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˇ, ㄨˇ ㄗㄤˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: machiueh suei sheau, wuutzanq jiwchyuan
      • IPA (key): /mä³⁵ t͡ɕʰɥ̯œ⁵¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

麻雀雖小，五臟俱全

  1. It is small but fully equipped.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.