# 前不著村，後不著店
## Chinese

| | | front, forepart; in front; pastfront, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward | not; no | particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact withparticle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer | village | | back; behind; rearback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later | not; no | particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact withparticle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer | inn; shop; store |
| trad. (前不著村，後不著店/前不着村，後不着店) | trad. (前不著村，後不著店/前不着村，後不着店) | 前 | 不 | 著/着 | 村 | ， | 後 | 不 | 著/着 | 店 |
| simp. (前不着村，后不着店) | simp. (前不着村，后不着店) | 前 | 不 | 着 | 村 | ， | 后 | 不 | 着 | 店 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qián bù zháo cūn, hòu bù zháo diàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cin$^4$ bat$^1$ zoek$^6$ cyun$^1$, hau$^6$ bat$^1$ zoek$^6$ dim$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qián bù zháo cūn, hòu bù zháo diàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cián bù jháo cun, hòu bù jháo diàn
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^2$ pu$^4$ chao$^2$ tsʻun$^1$, hou$^4$ pu$^4$ chao$^2$ tien$^4$
*** Yale: chyán bù jáu tswūn-, hòu bù jáu dyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan bu jaur tsuen, how bu jaur diann
*** Palladius: цянь бу чжао цунь, хоу бу чжао дянь (cjanʹ bu čžao cunʹ, xou bu čžao djanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiánbùzháocūnr,hòubùzháodiànr
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣㄦ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciánbùjháocunr,hòubùjháodiànr
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^2$-pu$^4$-chao$^2$-tsʻun$^1$-ʼrh,-hou$^4$-pu$^4$-chao$^2$-tien$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: chyán-bù-jáu-tswūnr-,-hòu-bù-jáu-dyànr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanbujaurtsuel,howbujaurdiall
*** Palladius: цяньбучжаоцуньр,хоубучжаодяньр (cjanʹbučžaocunʹr,xoubučžaodjanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯əɻ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cin$^4$ bat$^1$ zoek$^6$ cyun$^1$, hau$^6$ bat$^1$ zoek$^6$ dim$^3$
*** Yale: chìhn bāt jeuhk chyūn, hauh bāt jeuhk dim
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsin$^4$ bat$^7$ dzoek$^9$ tsyn$^1$, hau$^6$ bat$^7$ dzoek$^9$ dim$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qin$^4$ bed$^1$ zêg$^6$ qun$^1$, heo$^6$ bed$^1$ zêg$^6$ dim$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tiːm³³/

### Idiom

前不著村，後不著店
* to be in the middle of nowhere