人離鄉賤

Chinese

		man; person; people	to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	country; village	inexpensive; lowly
trad. (人離鄉賤)		人	離	鄉	賤
simp. (人离乡贱)		人	离	乡	贱

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "人离乡贱".)

Etymology

Attested as early as the Yuan dynasty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénlíxiāngjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ lei⁴ hoeng¹ zin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rénlíxiāngjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rénlísiangjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: jên²-li²-hsiang¹-chien⁴
  - Yale: rén-lí-syāng-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renlishiangjiann
  - Palladius: жэньлисянцзянь (žɛnʹlisjanczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ li³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ lei⁴ hoeng¹ zin⁶
  - Yale: yàhn lèih hēung jihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ lei⁴ hoeng¹ dzin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ léi⁴ hêng¹ jin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːn²²/

Idiom

人離鄉賤

people receive little respect from others when they are away from their native places

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