家家有本難念的經
简 家家有本难念的经 · 繁 家家有本難念的經Meanings
- every family has its problems (idiom)
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- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 本
- běn · root, origin, source; basis
- 難
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- 念
- niàn · think of, recall, study
- 的
- de · possessive, adjectival suffix
- 經
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- 难
- nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
- 经
- jīng · classic works; pass through
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Mandarin tones
1–1–3–3–2–4–5–1 · jia1 jia1 you3 ben3 nan2 nian4 de5 jing1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gaa1 gaa1 jau5 bun2 naan4 nim6 dik1 ging1
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proverb
- every family has a (sad or unpleasant) story; every family goes through its own problems
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