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來之不易

來之不易

See also: 来之不易

Chinese

		to come	's; him/her/it; this	not easy
trad. (來之不易)		來	之	不易
simp. (来之不易)		来	之	不易

Idiom

來之不易

to not come easily; to be hard-won or hard-earned

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): láizhībùyì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ zi¹ bat¹ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: láizhībùyì [Phonetic: láizhībúyì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laijybuyih
  - IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loi⁴ zi¹ bat¹ ji⁶
  - Yale: lòih jī bāt yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ dzi¹ bat⁷ ji⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/