口不擇言
Chinese
editmouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | not; no | pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick |
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
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trad. (口不擇言) | 口 | 不 | 擇 | 言 | |
simp. (口不择言) | 口 | 不 | 择 | 言 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǒubùzéyán
- Wade–Giles: kʻou3-pu4-tsê2-yen2
- Yale: kǒu-bù-dzé-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooubutzeryan
- Palladius: коубуцзэянь (koubuczɛjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hau2 bat1 zaak6 jin4
- Yale: háu bāt jaahk yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau2 bat7 dzaak9 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: heo2 bed1 zag6 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡saːk̚² jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit口不擇言
- to talk indiscreetly; to talk recklessly