講三講四

Chinese

		to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	three	to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	four
trad. (講三講四)		講	三	講	四
simp. (讲三讲四)		讲	三	讲	四

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² saam¹ gong² sei³
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): gong³ sam¹ gong³ xi⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong² saam¹ gong² sei³
    • Yale: góng sāam góng sei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong² saam¹ gong² sei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong² sam¹ gong² séi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ sei̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gong³ sam¹ gong³ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kɔŋ³¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kɔŋ³¹ si⁵³/

Idiom

講三講四

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, derogatory) to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks
2. (Cantonese, Hakka, derogatory) to criticize, to carp

Synonyms

• 說三道四／说三道四 (shuōsāndàosì)
• (Cantonese) 噏三噏四