# 你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何
## Chinese

| | | you | really and truly; aim; clearreally and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of | appearance; shape; airappearance; shape; air; manner | like what?; how; whatlike what?; how; what; in what way; how about; what about | | you | really and truly; aim; clearreally and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of | date; day; time | also; too | certainly; must; willcertainly; must; will; necessarily | like what?; how; whatlike what?; how; what; in what way; how about; what about |
| trad. (你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何) | trad. (你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何) | 你 | 的 | 樣子 | 如何 | ， | 你 | 的 | 日子 | 也 | 必 | 如何 |
| simp. (你的样子如何，你的日子也必如何) | simp. (你的样子如何，你的日子也必如何) | 你 | 的 | 样子 | 如何 | ， | 你 | 的 | 日子 | 也 | 必 | 如何 |

### Etymology

From modifying the following biblical verse in the Chinese Union Version of Deuteronomy 33:25, which was popularized through a TV commercial produced by the Christian organization Jireh Fund featuring a blind girl named Lung Wai-hin (龍懷騫):
    你的日子如何，你的力量也必如何。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]From: 和合本 (Héhéběn) (Chinese Union Version), 申命記 (Deuteronomy) 33:25Nǐ de rìzǐ rúhé, nǐ de lìliàng yě bì rúhé. [Pinyin]And as thy days, so shall thy strength be. (KJV)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǐ de yàngzǐ rúhé, nǐ de rìzǐ yě bì rúhé
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ , ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄖˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nei$^5$ dik$^1$ joeng$^6$ zi$^2$ jyu$^4$ ho$^4$, nei$^5$ dik$^1$ jat$^6$ zi$^2$ jaa$^5$ bit$^1$ jyu$^4$ ho$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ de yàngzǐ rúhé, nǐ de rìzǐ yě bì rúhé [Phonetic: nǐdeyàngzǐrúhé,nǐderìzíyěbìrúhé]
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ , ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄖˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ de̊ yàngzǐh rúhé, nǐ de̊ rìhzǐh yě bì rúhé
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^3$ tê$^5$ yang$^4$-tzŭ$^3$ ju$^2$-ho$^2$, ni$^3$ tê$^5$ jih$^4$-tzŭ$^3$ yeh$^3$ pi$^4$ ju$^2$-ho$^2$
*** Yale: nǐ de yàng-dž rú-hé-, nǐ de r̀-dž yě bì rú-hé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii .de yanqtzyy ruher, nii .de ryhtzyy yee bih ruher
*** Palladius: ни дэ янцзы жухэ, ни дэ жицзы е би жухэ (ni dɛ janczy žuxɛ, ni dɛ žiczy je bi žuxɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ jɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ni²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nei$^5$ dik$^1$ joeng$^6$ zi$^2$ jyu$^4$ ho$^4$, nei$^5$ dik$^1$ jat$^6$ zi$^2$ jaa$^5$ bit$^1$ jyu$^4$ ho$^4$
*** Yale: néih dīk yeuhng jí yùh hòh, néih dīk yaht jí yáh bīt yùh hòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nei$^5$ dik$^7$ joeng$^6$ dzi$^2$ jy$^4$ ho$^4$, nei$^5$ dik$^7$ jat$^9$ dzi$^2$ jaa$^5$ bit$^7$ jy$^4$ ho$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: néi$^5$ dig$^1$ yêng$^6$ ji$^2$ yu$^4$ ho$^4$, néi$^5$ dig$^1$ yed$^6$ ji$^2$ ya$^5$ bid$^1$ yu$^4$ ho$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /nei̯¹³ tɪk̚⁵ jœːŋ²² t͡siː³⁵ jyː²¹ hɔː²¹ nei̯¹³ tɪk̚⁵ jɐt̚² t͡siː³⁵ jaː¹³ piːt̚⁵ jyː²¹ hɔː²¹/

### Proverb

你的樣子如何，你的日子也必如何
* (Hong Kong, neologism) Your face, your fate. One's fate and how one is treated in life depends on one's looks; A good-looking person will always be treated well, while an unattractive person will be treated badly.

#### Synonyms

* 你的樣子如何，你的命運也必如何／你的样子如何，你的命运也必如何 (nǐ de yàngzǐ rúhé, nǐ demìng yùn yě bìrú hé)

#### Descendants

* → English: your face, your fate (calque)

#### See also

* 以貌取人 (yǐmàoqǔrén)
* 人不可貌相 (rén bùkě màoxiàng)
* 外貌協會／外貌协会 (wàimào xiéhuì)
* 顏值／颜值 (yánzhí)