說不清，道不明

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	not; no	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	not; no	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (說不清，道不明)		說	不	清	，	道	不	明
simp. (说不清，道不明)		说	不	清	，	道	不	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōbùqīng, dàobùmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ , ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōbùqīng, dàobùmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ , ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuobùcing, dàobùmíng
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-pu⁴-chʻing¹, tao⁴-pu⁴-ming²
    • Yale: shwō-bù-chīng-, dàu-bù-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuobuching, dawbuming
    • Palladius: шобуцин, даобумин (šobucin, daobumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

Idiom

說不清，道不明

1. to be unable to explained clearly