人無千日好，花無百日紅

Chinese
man; person; people not have thousand
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 good; well; be fond of
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 not have hundred
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (人無千日好，花無百日紅) 人 無 千 日 好 ， 花 無 百 日 紅
simp. (人无千日好，花无百日红) 人 无 千 日 好 ， 花 无 百 日 红

Etymology

Literally: There is no person that has 1000 good days (in a row), and no flower that stays red for 100 days.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rén wú qiān rì hǎo, huā wú bǎi rì hóng
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖˋ ㄏㄠˇ, ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄖˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2, faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: rén wú qiān rì hǎo, huā wú bǎi rì hóng
      • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖˋ ㄏㄠˇ, ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄖˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: rén wú cian rìh hǎo, hua wú bǎi rìh hóng
      • Wade–Giles: jên2 wu2 chʻien1 jih4 hao3- hua1 wu2 pai3 jih4 hung2
      • Yale: rén wú chyān r̀ hǎu-, hwā wú bǎi r̀ húng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren wu chian ryh hao, hua wu bae ryh horng
      • Palladius: жэнь у цянь жи хао, хуа у бай жи хун (žɛnʹ u cjanʹ ži xao, xua u baj ži xun)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ u³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ⁴ xu̯ä⁵⁵ u³⁵⁻⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

人無千日好，花無百日紅

  1. Nothing good lasts forever; all good things must come to an end.
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