三百六十行，行行出狀元

Chinese

			to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	zhuangyuan, someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination; champion
trad. (三百六十行，行行出狀元)		三百六十	行	，	行	行	出	狀元
simp. (三百六十行，行行出状元)		三百六十	行	，	行	行	出	状元

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānbǎi liùshí háng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄤˊ , ㄏㄤˊ ㄏㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ baak³ luk⁶ sap⁶ hong⁴, hong⁴ hong⁴ ceot¹ zong⁶ jyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): saⁿ-pah la̍k-cha̍p hâng, hâng-hâng chhut chiōng-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānbǎi liùshí háng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄤˊ , ㄏㄤˊ ㄏㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanbǎi liòushíh háng, hángháng chu jhuàngyuán
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-pai³ liu⁴-shih² hang², hang²-hang² chʻu¹ chuang⁴-yüan²
  - Yale: sān-bǎi lyòu-shŕ háng-, háng-háng chū jwàng-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanbae liowshyr harng, harngharng chu juanqyuan
  - Palladius: саньбай люши хан, ханхан чу чжуанъюань (sanʹbaj ljuši xan, xanxan ču čžuanʺjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ baak³ luk⁶ sap⁶ hong⁴, hong⁴ hong⁴ ceot¹ zong⁶ jyun⁴
  - Yale: sāam baak luhk sahp hòhng, hòhng hòhng chēut johng yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ baak⁸ luk⁹ sap⁹ hong⁴, hong⁴ hong⁴ tsoet⁷ dzong⁶ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ bag³ lug⁶ seb⁶ hong⁴, hong⁴ hong⁴ cêd¹ zong⁶ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ paːk̚³ lʊk̚² sɐp̚² hɔːŋ²¹ hɔːŋ²¹ hɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²² jyːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-pah la̍k-cha̍p hâng, hâng-hâng chhut chiōng-goân
  - Tâi-lô: sann-pah la̍k-tsa̍p hâng, hâng-hâng tshut tsiōng-guân
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² haŋ²³ haŋ²³⁻³³ haŋ²³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡuan²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² haŋ²⁴ haŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ haŋ²⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/

Proverb

三百六十行，行行出狀元

One can become successful with accomplishment in any industry or profession