是藥三分毒

Chinese

		be; yes; this	medicine; drug; cure	to be divided into three parts; three tenths	poison; narcotics
trad. (是藥三分毒)		是	藥	三分	毒
simp. (是药三分毒)		是	药	三分	毒
Literally: “this medicine contains 30% poison”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shì yào sānfēn dú

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄢㄈㄣㄉㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ joek⁶ saam¹ fan¹ duk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shì yào sānfēn dú
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄢㄈㄣㄉㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìh yào sanfen dú
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴ yao⁴ san¹-fên¹ tu²
  - Yale: shr̀ yàu sān-fēn dú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh yaw sanfen dwu
  - Palladius: ши яо саньфэнь ду (ši jao sanʹfɛnʹ du)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ tu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ joek⁶ saam¹ fan¹ duk⁶
  - Yale: sih yeuhk sāam fān duhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ joek⁹ saam¹ fan¹ duk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ yêg⁶ sam¹ fen¹ dug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² jœːk̚² saːm⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/

Proverb

是藥三分毒

all medicine has its side effects

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