- Traditional Chinese Character(HanT):
寧可直中取，不可曲中求
- Simplified Chinese Character(HanS):
宁可直中取，不可曲中求
- Bopomofo(Mandarin Phonetic Symbols): ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ (ㄋㄎㄓㄓㄑㄅㄎㄑㄓㄑ)
- Bopomofo(Zhuyin Keyboard Input/IME): "su/6dk3565j/ fm31j4dk3fm 5j/ fu.6" (su/6dk3565j/fm31j4dk3fm5j/fu.6)
- (ASCII) Hanyu Pinyin: "ningkezhizhongqubukequzhongqiu" "Ning2Ke3Zhi2Zhong1Qu3Bu4Ke3Qu1Zhong1Qiu2" "Ning2 Ke3 Zhi2 Zhong1 Qu3 Bu4 Ke3 Qu1 Zhong1 Qiu2" (NKZZQBKQZQ)
- (Latin) Hànyǔ Pīnyīn: KěZhíZhōngQǔBùKěQūZhōngQiú [ Kě Zhí Zhōng Qǔ Bù Kě Qū Zhōng Qiú ]
- (英文翻譯) English Translation: "Better to take it directly than to seek it indirectly"
- (西語翻譯) Traducción Español: "Mejor tomarlo directamente que buscarlo de forma indirecta"
- (日文翻譯) 日本語翻訳: "曲がりくねって求めるより、直接取った方がよい"
