泣不成聲

Chinese

		to sob	not; no	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (泣不成聲)		泣	不	成	聲
simp. (泣不成声)		泣	不	成	声

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìbùchéngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jap¹ bat¹ sing⁴ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìbùchéngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìbùchéngsheng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-pu⁴-chʻêng²-shêng¹
    • Yale: chì-bù-chéng-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihbucherngsheng
    • Palladius: цибучэншэн (cibučɛnšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jap¹ bat¹ sing⁴ sing¹
    • Yale: yāp bāt sìhng sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jap⁷ bat⁷ sing⁴ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeb¹ bed¹ xing⁴ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐp̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

泣不成聲

1. to choke with sobs; to cry so much that one cannot utter a word