落後就要挨打

Chinese
 
to lag behind; to fall behind; to retrogress
to lag behind; to fall behind; to retrogress; backward; underdeveloped
 
at once; then; right away
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 to suffer a beating; to come under attack; to get a thrashing
trad. (落後就要挨打) 落後 就 要 挨打
simp. (落后就要挨打) 落后 就 要 挨打

Etymology

From Russian Отсталых бьют (Otstalyx bʹjut), quoted from Joseph Stalin's speech The Tasks of Business Executives (О задачах хозяйственников).

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: luòhòu jiù yào 'áidǎ
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄞˊ ㄉㄚˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: luòhòu jiòu yào áidǎ
      • Wade–Giles: lo4-hou4 chiu4 yao4 ai2-ta3
      • Yale: lwò-hòu jyòu yàu ái-dǎ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohhow jiow yaw airdaa
      • Palladius: лохоу цзю яо айда (loxou czju jao ajda)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: luòhòu jiù yào 'āidǎ
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄞ ㄉㄚˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: luòhòu jiòu yào aidǎ
      • Wade–Giles: lo4-hou4 chiu4 yao4 ai1-ta3
      • Yale: lwò-hòu jyòu yàu āi-dǎ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohhow jiow yaw aidaa
      • Palladius: лохоу цзю яо айда (loxou czju jao ajda)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

落後就要挨打

  1. Those who fall behind get beaten.
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