口惠而實不至

Chinese

		empty 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
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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒuhuì ér shí bù zhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² wai⁶ ji⁴ sat⁶ bat¹ zi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuhuì ér shí bù zhì [Phonetic: kǒuhuì ér shí bú zhì]
    • 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/
• 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/

Verb

口惠而實不至

1. to pay a lip service; to make an empty promise and not keep it