諱莫如深
Chinese
editavoid mentioning; to taboo | do not; there is none who | as (if); such as | deep; profound | ||
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trad. (諱莫如深) | 諱 | 莫 | 如 | 深 | |
simp. (讳莫如深) | 讳 | 莫 | 如 | 深 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huèimòrúshen
- Wade–Giles: hui4-mo4-ju2-shên1
- Yale: hwèi-mwò-rú-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueymohrushen
- Palladius: хуэйможушэнь (xuejmožušɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1
- Yale: wáih mohk yùh sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai5 mok9 jy4 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: wei5 mog6 yu4 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯¹³ mɔːk̚² jyː²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit諱莫如深
- to closely guard a secret and not utter a single word about it; to not breathe a word