耕当问奴,织当访婢
Traditional form:
耕當問奴,織當訪婢
Pinyin (reading):
gēngdāngwènnú,zhīdāngfǎngbì
Definitions:
- if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
Characters:
- 耕 - to plow, to cultivate
- 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
- 问 - to ask about, to inquire after
- 奴 - slave, servant
- 织 - to knit, to weave; to organize, to unite
- 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
- 访 - to visit; to inquire, to ask
- 婢 - servant girl; maidservant
Traditional characters:
- 耕 - to plow, to cultivate
- 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
- 問 - to ask about, to inquire after
- 奴 - slave, servant
- 織 - to knit, to weave; to organize, to unite
- 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
- 訪 - to visit; to inquire, to ask
- 婢 - servant girl; maidservant