叫好不叫座

Chinese

		to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	good; well; be fond of	not; no	to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (叫好不叫座)		叫	好	不	叫	座
simp. #(叫好不叫座)		叫	好	不	叫	座

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiào hǎo bù jiào zuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ hou³ bat¹ giu³ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiào hǎo bù jiào zuò [Phonetic: jiào hǎo bú jiào zuò]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiào hǎo bù jiào zuò
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴ hao³ pu⁴ chiao⁴ tso⁴
    • Yale: jyàu hǎu bù jyàu dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaw hao bu jiaw tzuoh
    • Palladius: цзяо хао бу цзяо цзо (czjao xao bu czjao czo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàohǎobùjiàozuòr [Phonetic: jiàohǎobújiàozuòr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàohǎobùjiàozuòr
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-hao³-pu⁴-chiao⁴-tso⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyàu-hǎu-bù-jyàu-dzwòr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawhaobujiawtzuoll
    • Palladius: цзяохаобуцзяоцзор (czjaoxaobuczjaoczor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: giu³ hou³ bat¹ giu³ zo⁶
    • Yale: giu hou bāt giu joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ hou³ bat⁷ giu³ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu³ hou³ bed¹ giu³ zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ hou̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ kiːu̯³³ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

叫好不叫座

1. describes a movie or play that receives critical acclaim but poor sales at the box office

Related terms

• 叫好又叫座 (jiào hǎo yòu jiào zuò)