皮笑肉不笑

Chinese

		leather; skin; fur	laugh; smile	meat; flesh	not; no	laugh; smile
trad. (皮笑肉不笑)		皮	笑	肉	不	笑
simp. #(皮笑肉不笑)		皮	笑	肉	不	笑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pí xiào ròu bù xiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pí xiào ròu bù xiào [Phonetic: pí xiào ròu bú xiào]
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pí siào ròu bù siào
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi² hsiao⁴ jou⁴ pu⁴ hsiao⁴
    • Yale: pí syàu ròu bù syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyi shiaw row bu shiaw
    • Palladius: пи сяо жоу бу сяо (pi sjao žou bu sjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

皮笑肉不笑

1. to put on a false smile