十問九唔應

Chinese

		ten	to ask	nine	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to answer; to respond; ought
trad. (十問九唔應)		十	問	九	唔	應
simp. (十问九唔应)		十	问	九	唔	应
Literally: “to be asked ten times and not responding for nine times”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ man⁶ gau² m⁴ jing³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ man⁶ gau² m⁴ jing³
    • Yale: sahp mahn gáu m̀h ying
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ man⁶ gau² m⁴ jing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ men⁶ geo² m⁴ ying³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² mɐn²² kɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ jɪŋ³³/

Idiom

十問九唔應

1. (Cantonese) to be not responsive; to not respond even when being asked questions many times