口惠而實不至
Chinese
editempty promise; lip service | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid |
not; no | arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until | ||
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trad. (口惠而實不至) | 口惠 | 而 | 實 | 不 | 至 | |
simp. (口惠而实不至) | 口惠 | 而 | 实 | 不 | 至 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuhuèi ér shíh bù jhìh
- Wade–Giles: kʻou3-hui4 êrh2 shih2 pu4 chih4
- Yale: kǒu-hwèi ér shŕ bù jr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouhuey erl shyr bu jyh
- Palladius: коухуэй эр ши бу чжи (kouxuej er ši bu čži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hau2 wai6 ji4 sat6 bat1 zi3
- Yale: háu waih yìh saht bāt ji
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau2 wai6 ji4 sat9 bat7 dzi3
- Guangdong Romanization: heo2 wei6 yi4 sed6 bed1 ji3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²² jiː²¹ sɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit口惠而實不至
- to pay a lip service; to make an empty promise and not keep it
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