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低頭不語
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Chinese
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to
lower
one
's
head
; to
bow
one
's
head
; to
submit
to
lower
one
's
head
; to
bow
one
's
head
; to
submit
; to
yield
; to
give in
to
remain
silent
; to
say
nothing
trad.
(
低頭不語
)
低頭
不語
simp.
(
低头不语
)
低头
不语
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
dītóubùyǔ
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
dai
1
tau
4
bat
1
jyu
5
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
dītóubùyǔ
Zhuyin
:
ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
ditóubùyǔ
Wade–Giles
:
ti
1
-tʻou
2
-pu
4
-yü
3
Yale
:
dī-tóu-bù-yǔ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
ditourbuyeu
Palladius
:
дитоубуюй
(ditoubujuj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ti⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
dai
1
tau
4
bat
1
jyu
5
Yale
:
d
ā
i tàuh b
ā
t yúh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dai
1
tau
4
bat
7
jy
5
Guangdong Romanization
:
dei
1
teo
4
bed
1
yu
5
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tɐi̯
⁵⁵
tʰɐu̯
²¹
pɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³/
Idiom
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低頭不語
to
bow
one's head and keep
silent
; to
hang one's head
and make no reply; to lower one's head in silence
(
when one is timid or thinking
)