前言不搭後語

Chinese

		earlier remarks; preface; foreword earlier remarks; preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude	not; no	build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage
trad. (前言不搭後語)		前言	不	搭	後語
simp. (前言不搭后语)		前言	不	搭	后语
alternative forms		前言不答後語／前言不答后语 前言不對後語／前言不对后语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ jin⁴ bat¹ daap³ hau⁶ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiányán bù dā hòuyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciányán bù da hòuyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yen² pu⁴ ta¹ hou⁴-yü³
    • Yale: chyán-yán bù dā hòu-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyan bu da howyeu
    • Palladius: цяньянь бу да хоуюй (cjanʹjanʹ bu da xoujuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ tä⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ jin⁴ bat¹ daap³ hau⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: chìhn yìhn bāt daap hauh yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ jin⁴ bat⁷ daap⁸ hau⁶ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ yin⁴ bed¹ dab³ heo⁶ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ taːp̚³ hɐu̯²² jyː¹³/

Idiom

前言不搭後語

1. inconsistent / incoherent language